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Rob Hornby has worked 10 years to become an overnight success but now things have clicked he wants to make the most of every opportunity, including his first Cazoo Derby ride on Westover at Epsom on Saturday.
This time last year, the 27-year-old had only just returned to action and was worried that missing the first four and a half months of the year after a shoulder operation would derail his momentum.
But he registered his first Group One win on Scope in the Prix Royal-Oak at Longchamp for Westover’s trainer Ralph Beckett and last month was within a neck of his first Classic win, when 33-1 shot Prosperous Voyage was second in the 1,000 Guineas.
Rob Hornby (above) set for his first Cazoo Derby ride on Westover at Epsom on Saturday
Hornby said: ‘Nothing ever happened
