PHILIP’S BACKGROUND

His father, Tony farmed and had a permit to train for many years, breeding several good horses to run in the family colours.

After school at Kings College, Taunton Philip went on to Reading University and achieved a BSc honors degree. He rode at Hickstead, show jumping as a junior and rode several point-to-point winners and winners under National Hunt rules as an amateur before turning professional at the age of 21.

Philip rode 160 winners in a 10-year career including The Black and White Gold Cup at Ascot, The Killiney Novice Chase and The Midlands Grand National on such good horses at West Tip and Artifice.

With a career as a trainer firmly in mind whist still riding professionally, Philip married Sarah in 1982 and then started training in August 1985 with only six horses.

Sarah (neé Hill) is, in her own right, a successful horsewoman and is daughter of Olympic Gold Medallist Bertie Hill. She evented and rode for England in the Junior European 3-day event team in Rome, has ridden winners point-to-pointing, under National Hunt rules and on the Flat, and is now an essential part of their business.

Philip and Sarah have three daughters, Caroline, Katherine and Diana who have ridden out the racehorses as well as point-to-point and riding under rules, and now have Grandchildren.

Philip trains 75 horses at their yard in Somerset, has sent over 3,000 winners and has finished in the country’s top National Hunt trainers since 1999.

Philip has brought most of the winners himself, from either England, Ireland, France and Germany.

JOHNSON WHITE’S BACKGROUND

Johnson has been Philip’s long standing Assistant for 30 years. Johnson’s first job was for Captain Tim Forster, where he was amateur jockey. He rode around seventy ‘point winners and twenty under Rules.

Johnson joined onto the Training License in March 2023 and have had many successes together. 

BIG WINNERS SO FAR…

Champion Hurdle, Cheltenham
Rooster Booster

Queen Mother Champion Chase, Cheltenham
Flagship Uberalles

Arkle Challenge Chase, Cheltenham
Captain Chris

Champion Bumper, Cheltenham
Cheltenian

Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, Cheltenham
Menorah

Triumph Hurdle, Cheltenham
Made In Japan, Detroit City, What’s Up Boys, Defi Du Seuil

Coral Cup, Cheltenham
What’s Up Boys, Monkerhostin

Bula Hurdle, Cheltenham
Rooster Booster, Detroit City

County Hurdle, Cheltenham
Rooster Booster, Moody Man

Greatwood Hurdle, Cheltenham
Rooster Booster, Menorah, Garde La Victoire

Glenfarclas Handicap Chase, Cheltenham
Baltazar King (twice)

 JLT Novices Chase, Cheltenham

Defi Du Seuil

 

 

RSA Chase, Cheltenham
One Knight

Grand Annual Chase, Cheltenham
Kibreet

Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle, Cheltenham
Massini’s Maguire

Mackeson Gold Cup, Cheltenham
Joint Sovereignty

Beecher Chase, Aintree
Samlee, Chance Du Roy

Foxhunters Chase, Aintree
Bells Life

Old Roan Chase, Aintree
Wishful Thinking

Manifesto Novices’ Chase, Aintree
Menorah

Whitbred Gold Cup, Sandown
Lacdoudal, Monkerhostin

Tingle Creek, Sandown
Flagship Uberalles, Defi Du Seuil

Imperial Cup, Sandown
Moody Man, Qaspal

Challow Hurdle, Newbury
Bonanza Boy, Fingal Bay, Thyme Hill

Hennessy Gold Cup, Newbury
What’s Up Boys

Racing Post Trophy, Kempton
Gunther McBride, Dr Leunt, Farmer Jack, Quinz

Amlin Chase, Ascot
Captain Chris

Clarence House Chase, Ascot

Defi Du Seuil

Welsh Grand National, Chepstow
Dream Alliance

Midlands Grand National, Uttoxeter
Gallic Prince, Lucky Lane

Scottish Champion Hurdle, Ayr
Noble Request, In Contrast, Cheltenian

Swinton Hurdle, Haydock
Dreams End, War Sound

Badger Beer Trophy, Wincanton
Parsons Legacy

Peterborough Chase, Huntingdon
Menorah, Wishful Thinking

Charlie Hall Chase, Wetherby
Menorah

Great Yorkshire Chase, Doncaster
If In Doubt

Doom Bar Juvenile Hurdle, Aintree
Defi Du Seuil

 

 

 

Coral Juvenile Hurdle, Chepstow
Defi Du Seuil

Haldon Gold Cup, Exeter
Monkerhostin, Planet Of Sound

IRELAND

Galway Plate, Galway
Amlah

Guinness Gold Cup, Punchestown
Planet of Sound

Champion Novice Hurdle, Punchestown
What’s Up Boys

BMW Chase, Punchestown
Flagship Uberalles

Ryanair Novice Chase, Punchestown
Captain Chris

Memorial Novice Chase, Punchestown
Wishful Thinking

FRANCE

Grand Cross Country, Craon

Balthazar King (Twice)

Prix Hunorisk Hurdle, Auteuil

Zizaneur

 

ON THE FLAT 

The Cesarewitch, Newmarket
Detroit City, Big Easy 

Northumberland Plate, Newcastle
Unleash

PHILIP HOBBS RACING

Sandhill Racing Stables | Bilbrook | Minehead | Somerset TA24 6HA

Tel: 01984 640366
Mobile: 07860 729795
email: pjhobbs@pjhobbs.com

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