O’Neill team backing Crebilly to be a Plate smasher
Novice looks potentially well treated on a mark of 140.
Hopes are high in the Jonjo O’Neill camp that Crebilly can provide the Jackdaws Castle yard with a first Cheltenham Festival winner since Sky Pirate in 2021. O’Neill has trained 27 winners at the showpiece meeting in all and sits fifth on the list of current trainers bidding for more. There was a time that O’Neill rarely left empty handed and as recently as 2014 he enjoyed a treble when Taquin Du Seuil, More Of That and Holywell were all victorious. Crebilly is ante-post favourite for the TrustATrader Plate Handicap Chase having comfortably accounted for Tahmuras last time out, while he gained valuable Cheltenham experience with two runs at Prestbury Park earlier in the season. In the first of those he fell two out when upsides Ginny’s Destiny, who is a strong fancy for the Grade One Turners Novices’ Chase.Last to first! 🟢🟡⚪️@JJONeillJnr times his challenge to perfection on the outsider of three Crebilly, who opens his chase account at the third time of asking.
Tahmuras hung his chance away after the last.@JonjoONeill | @ExeterRaces pic.twitter.com/RtExpCA70Z— Racing TV (@RacingTV) February 11, 2024
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