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Gorbatov leads Joseph O’Brien team
- Updated: October 17, 2016
Triumph Hurdle winner Ivanovich Gorbatov is set to spearhead Joseph O’Brien’s team in his first jumps season a trainer.
The 23-year-old son of champion Flat trainer Aidan O’Brien has only had a licence since June, although he was credited with Ivanovich Gorbatov’s Cheltenham Festival success while he was helping his father.
Ivanovich Gorbatov found Apple’s Jade too good at Aintree and Punchestown in his two subsequent starts, but the four-year-old is reported to have summered well and is expected to be back in action before Christmas.
“He had a good break over the summer and is on his way back,” the County Kilkenny handler told www.attheraces.com.
“I’ll be looking to get him back to the track at this side of Christmas and he’ll run in all the top races.
“Like any good juvenile hurdler coming into open company, he probably has a stone or more to …
