Jonjo O’Neill toasts first Cheltenham Festival success of 2013 with Holywell (From Evesham Journal)
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Jonjo O’Neill toasts first Cheltenham Festival success of 2013 with Holywell
2:55pm Thursday 14th March 2013 in Sport
Jonjo O’Neill toasts first Cheltenham Festival success of 2013 with Holywell
TEMPLE Guiting trainer Jonjo O’Neill claimed his first victory of this year’s Cheltenham Festival in surprising circumstances.
Holywell (25-1) broke a frustrating run of second-placed finishes by holding on to beat Captain Sunshine (11-1) by one-and-a-half lengths in the Pertemps Final.
He was steered to victory by Richie McLernon with another O’Neill horse, Shutthefrontdoor (6-1 second-favourite), finishing fourth.
Naunton trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies’ 100-1 shot Changing Times earlier finished superbly for third place in the Jewson Novices’ Chase which opened the third day of the Festival.
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