More than just stable form makes Richard Hannon Jr’s ride look an interesting runner in a race his father helped devise
Richard Hannon Sr helped to devise the concept of Saturday’s Weatherbys Super Sprint at Newbury, in which runners get a weight based on their purchase price at auction with a 1lb allowance for every £5,000 below the £63,000 maximum.
The canny former champion went on to win it seven times and Richard Hannon Jr has landed three of the last seven, but it is more than just stable form which makes Gubbass (3.40) an interesting runner for this year’s renewal at around 11-2.
