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Jonjo O'Neill - Friday double.
Trainer Jonjo O'Neill and owner JP McManus claimed a Cheltenham double on Friday as Drombeag gave a gutsy display to foil last year's winner Whyso Mayo in the Christie's Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup. The latter, the 2-1 favourite, had survived a bad blunder at the first fence and looked like landing the spoils when he burst into the lead on the turn for home with two to jump. However, Drombeag (20-1), who had cut out most of the running, found extra reserves on the tiring run up the hill to the line to win by half a length in the hands of JT McNamara. Ned Kelly was 15 lengths back in third. McNamara said: "I thought Whyso Mayo was going to go past me because he looked to be tanking, but this fellow is tough. "He's some horse because I was at him a long way out." O'Neill added: "I thought the favourite was going to go back past us on the run-in, but they old boy stuck his neck out. "He's earned himself a big feed tonight! "That's my third winner of the week so I'm delighted, you enjoy every one here."
