Two out of three not bad for O'Neill

Blazing Bailey may have derailed the Black Jack Ketchum bandwagon, but Jonjo O’Neill fought back from that shock reverse as Exotic Dancer burst into the totesport Gold Cup picture with a runaway success in the Letheby And Christopher Chase at Cheltenham.

No two races could have illustrated the highs and lows of the sport more succinctly, with O’Neill’s Ladbrokes World Hurdle favourite suffering a major dent in his reputation as he lost his unbeaten record under Tony McCoy.