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Philip Hobbs Contented to complete full house of jumps-track winners
Trainer Philip Hobbs is back in the winning groove after a frustrating periodCredit: Edward Whitaker
Philip Hobbs completed a full house of winning jumps courses when Contented won the hands and heels novice hurdle under stable conditional Sean Houlihan.
The Minehead trainer has only sent five horses to the track in the last five years with Sedgefield standing in the way of the famous full house.
"I entered the horse as it seemed the obvious place to go," said Hobbs. "He was evens favourite so it must have been the right choice and it all turned out well.
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