With the winners beginning to flow again now, Wilful was quietly fancied at 15-2 and was a massive 19lb better off with Alexei from their Chepstow run. Jonjo O’Neill said: “At the moment we will stick to handicaps and maybe the William Hill Hurdle (at Newbury, February 7) or something like that, or we could look further ahead then look back. That’s the answer to everything really, but people today don’t always have as much time as they should. Patience is the name of the game.”On the ride given by his son, Jonjo O’Neill Jr, he added: “It was brilliant but if he hadn’t won he’d have had a rollicking! “We just have to keep the show on the road now and hopefully things come back right.

Source: Express December 20, 2025 16:37 UTC