Punters jump on Joss

JONJO O’NEILL’S Joss Naylor was well backed yesterday for Saturday’s Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Newbury.

Ladbrokes have made the Jackdaws Castle inmate 9-1 for the feature race from 12-1 after some steady support while Coral go 8-1 from 14s.

The eight-year-old has not run since finishing unplaced in the William Hill National Hunt Handicap Chase at the Cheltenham Festival in March.