Rose Revived in bloom to end Jonjo O’Neill’s 50-day wait for a winner

Jonjo O’Neill finally broke free of his mid-winter lull as Rose Revived supplied him with his first winner since mid-November in the closing bumper at Ludlow.

The Gold Cup and Grand National-winning trainer had not tasted success since November 19 and while he has not had anywhere near the amount of runners usually associated with the yard for this time of year, going 61 runners and 50 days without a winner still represented a significant drought.

After Kelvingrove was beaten as favourite at Taunton earlier in the day, O’Neill must have thought the wait was going to be extended but with the help of Tony McCoy he can now look forward with a bit more enthusiasm.