Jack Hobbs (GB)

60,000gns Y; fifth foal; half-brother to 1m1f-1m3f winner Niceofyoutotellme (RPR 109) and 6f-7f winner Mrs Greeley (92); dam US 6f/6.5f winner, half-sister to US 7.5f stakes winner Brazilian out of US 1m4f Gr 2 winner Golden Pond (6f-1m winner in Europe); won Wolverhampton maiden in December 2014 on 2yo debut; followed up by 12l in Sandown handicap on 2015 return, before second to stablemate Golden Horn in the Group 2 Dante Stakes at York; improved again when second to the same horse in the Derby, then landed the Group 1 Irish Derby at the Curragh by 5l; took advantage of easy opportunity to land the Group 3 September Stakes at Kempton in September, before third in the Group 1 Champion Stakes at Ascot; pulled up at Newmarket on reappearance in April 2016, but fine effort when third again in the Champion Stakes on return from a break back at Ascot in October; back to best when winning Group 1 Dubai Sheema Classic following another five-month break at Meydan in March 2017; however, then well beaten in the Prince Of Wales's Stakes and the King George; effective over 1m2f-1m4f; suited by some ease in the ground; has worn headgear; retired to stud.