Eoghan O'Neill remains cautious about French racing return

Jockeys wearing protective face masks get ready before the start of Prix d'Escoville race as horse racing resumes behind closed doors at Longchamp in Paris as France softens its strict lockdown rules during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France yesterday. Photo: REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Eoghan O’Neill, an Irish trainer based in Normandy, said that ‘everything went according to plan’ when racing resumed behind closed doors in France on Monday but fears that greater challenges lay ahead.