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Volatile is ready for a daring defense of his Nyetimber December Golden Cup was crowned on Saturday in Cheltenham after running “an absolute stormer” during his comeback last month, according to his trainer Richard Hobson.
The nine-year-old was held up at the Cheltenham Festival and Grand National meeting last season, but put those efforts behind him to finish a respectable fifth in the Paddy Power Gold Cup, and that race’s sponsors make him 5-1 favorite. to land consecutive December Gold Cups.
“It was a really good run,” Hobson said of his stable star, who had undergone wind surgery before his return.
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