Derek O’Connor savours another Festival winner as Inothewayurthinkin shows class in Kim Muir
CUP OF CHEER: Derek O'Connor after Inothewayurthinkin won the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase. Pic: Healy Racing Photo.
Derek O’Connor has begun his career as a point-to-point handler with great success so who knows how much longer we can expect to enjoy the masterclasses which the amateur rider once again treated the Cheltenham Festival crowd to when taking the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase aboard the Gavin Cromwell-trained Inothewayurthinkin?
Thursday’s display was something special, as his mount, the heavily backed favourite, was slow over the first few fences and found himself near the rear of the 22-runner field. The situation got worse before it got better as JP McManus’ gelding was last of all as they passed the stands on his way out for the final circuit.
