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Eyebrows Raised as Bobs Worth Given World Hurdle Entry
23/01/12

The surprise entry of last year's Grade 1 Albert Bartlett Novice Hurdle winner Bobs Worth into the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at Cheltenham Festival on March 15 has resulted in an interesting reshuffle of prices for the race and will have a knock-on effect on punters' thinking with regard to what was assumed to be his intended target, the RSA Chase, writes Elliot Slater.

Bobs Worth
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World Hurdle, (a race dominated by the awesome Big Buck's), now leaves ante-post punters scratching their heads and wondering exactly which route the gelded son of Bob Back is likely to take. Anyone looking at the Betfair World Hurdle betting will be keeping a close eye on the decision of his connections.

News of his inclusion in the declarations for the World Hurdle was greeted with best quotes of 16/1 about Henderson's charge, (some firms go as short as 10/1), the seven-year-old having been unbeaten during a four-race career over timber last term that saw him win at Kempton on his hurdles debut before rattling up a Cheltenham hattrick that culminated with his big win at the Festival itself.