'The Greatwood Hurdle is the plan - we're hoping he can do some damage off his mark'
AJ O'Neill appears to have joined his father Jonjo on the licence at Jackdaws Castle at an exciting time at a training centre with a proven track record when it comes to producing champions.
O'Neill Racing has been through a rebuilding process in recent years, but it feels like now is the time an investment programme based around young talent could bear fruit.
"Two years ago we invested in quite a lot of pointers who were bought to go chasing, and this is the year a lot of them will be going over fences followed by another bunch next year, so I'm hoping we'll be quite strong in that department," says AJ.
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- 'He's bigger, stronger, definitely getting better - and he'll be a classy horse going back into handicaps'
- 'Our novice chasers are as good as anyone's in Britain - and this one is a proper horse'
- 'Having a winner at the Cheltenham Festival last season made a big difference - and this might be one for the same race'
- 'We're working back from the Gold Cup - he's a massive horse and lightly raced, so we hope there's more improvement to come'
- 'We're excited about him - we hope he's a Graded horse and we're working back from the Cheltenham Festival'