O'Neill's Festival still unclear

Jonjo O’Neill was giving out few clues to ante-post punters as his yard became the latest to throw its doors open to the media.

The master of Jackdaws Castle plans to have a team of well over a dozen runners at next week’s Festival, including stalwarts such as Intersky Falcon in the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle and Iris’s Gift in the totesport Gold Cup.

But those hoping for news of planned targets for horses such as Black Jack Ketchum and Refinement, who hold multiple Cheltenham engagements next week, were to be left disappointed with O’Neill intending to wait as late as possible before making such decisions.