Bobs Worth

Bobs Worth
Bobs Worth at Sandown, 28 April 2012.
Sire	Bob Back
Grandsire	Roberto
Dam	Fashionista
Damsire	King's Theatre
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	21 May 2005
Country	Ireland
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Mrs L Eadie
Owner	The Not Afraid Partnership
Trainer	Nicky Henderson
Jockey	Barry Geraghty
Record	20: 11-2-2 12:5-1-1 (Chases) 6:5-0-1 (Hurdles) 2:1-1-0 (Bumpers)
Earnings	£690,847
Major wins
Classic Novices' Hurdle (2011) Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (2011) Berkshire Novices' Chase (2011) RSA Chase (2012) Hennessy Gold Cup (2012) Cheltenham Gold Cup (2013) Lexus Chase (2013)

Bobs Worth (foaled 21 May 2005) is an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. He has won the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle in 2011, the RSA Chase in 2012 and the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2013 at the Cheltenham Festival, making him the first horse since Flyingbolt in the 1960s to win three different races at consecutive Cheltenham Festivals. In 2012, he also won the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury. Bobs Worth is trained by Nicky Henderson, owned by the Not Afraid Partnership.

Bobs Worth is a bay gelding bred by Mrs L Eadie and foaled on 21 May 2005. His sire was top jump sire Bob Back. Bob Back's progeny include Mildmay Novices' Chase winner Burton Port and Supreme Novices' Hurdle winner Back In Front. Bob Back was a son of 1972 Epsom Derby winner Roberto. Bobs Worth's dam, Fashionista, is a daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner King's Theatre.

Bobs Worth started his racing career in the 2009/10 National Hunt season. He ran in two national hunt flat races at Kempton Park, finishing second in one and winning the other. In November 2010 he raced for the first time over hurdles, beating Sire De Grugy by nine lengths in a two-mile novices hurdle race at Kempton Park. He followed this up, racing away from Kempton for the first time, by winning a two and a half mile hurdle race at Cheltenham. He then stepped up in class for the Grade 2 Classic Novices' Hurdle, also at Cheltenham. Ridden by Barry Geraghty, he won the race by two and a quarter lengths from future Champion Hurdle winner Rock On Ruby, with the two nine lengths clear of third placed Habbie Simpson. At the Cheltenham Festival he started as the 15/8 favourite for the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle. In the early stages of the race he was placed in the middle of the eighteen-runner field by Geraghty. He took the lead between the last two hurdles and won by two and a quarter lengths from Mossley. Court In Motion finished in third place, with Champion Court finishing fourth.