| Having won his first two novice chases, he was made favourite on his handicap debut at Ayr, but again Dobbin was left in the doldrums. |
| Dobbin is horribly bullied by his schoolfellows at Dr Swishtail's when it is discovered that his father is a grocer. |
| This sort of sustained engagement can short-circuit racially triggered instances of the confirmation bias, wrote Dobbin. |
| So Amelia gave Dobbin her little hand as she got out of the carriage, and rebuked him smilingly for not having taken any notice of her all night. |
| With three such talents plus McCoy and Tony Dobbin on this side of the water, Irish jockeyship is in good health. |
| Presently, Dobbin came up the road at a jog trot, with Phaeton wobbling around on his back, like a ball in a fountain. |
