Jonjo O'Neill's Box Office puts up winning display at Market Rasen

Jonjo O'Neill's Box Office puts up winning display at Market Rasen

By Racing TV
Last Updated: Tue 5 Dec 2023
Box Office, the horse best known for providing Sir Anthony McCoy with his final ride before retirement, finally came goodwhen completing a double for Jonjo O'Neill at Market Rasen. It is almost two years since the six-year-old attracted plenty of attention on the final day of the season at Sandown after unsurprisingly being sent off favourite to send the legendary jockey out on a high.But he could only manage third place on that occasion and it is fair to say results have been underwhelming since.However, making his first appearance since September in the 32Red.com Handicap Chase, the 5-2 joint-favourite travelled strongly under Aidan Coleman and it was clear a long way from home he was on a going day.Box Office took control after the final fence and was good value for his five-length verdict over The Clock Leary.O'Neill and Coleman had earlier combined successfully with Timeforwest (9-2) in the £10 Free At 32Red.com Handicap Hurdle.Scottish trainer Iain Jardine was delighted to see My Little Cracker continue her purple patch with victory in the 32Red.com Mares' Handicap HurdleThe seven-year-old was a 9-4 chance to follow up her recent success at Hexham and did so in some style, quickening up well from the final flight in the hands of 7lb claimer Ross Chapman. Jardine said: "She's in very good form at the moment and I think this is her time of year. "Her last few runs have been very good. I didn't think the handicapper had killed her for her last win at Hexham - I thought he was very fair - and I strongly fancied her coming into today."I have to give a word to my jockey. I thought he was very polished and gave her a superb ride. I think he's got a big future."We'll try to keep the mare to her own sex and mares' handicap hurdles are few and far between.There's a race for at Perth for her in a few weeks' time, so I'd imagine that's where she'll go." Louis' Vac Pouch got favourite-backers off to a flyer in the opening 32Red Casino 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle.All Is Good put up a bold show from the front, but the Philip Hobbs-trained 4-5 market leader had too much fire-power under Richard Johnson, showing a smart change of gear to seal a five-length success. "He just gets excited really - it's just over-enthusiasm.He wears the hood to calm him down a bit and I'm sure over time it will come. The more he relaxes, the better he'll be," the champion jockey told Racing UK. "He's definitely not the finished article, but he's learning all the time."I'm sure he wants two and a half miles but at the moment, because he's so enthusiastic, two miles suits him better."Jennie Candlish's Wake Your Dreams (9-2) made all the running in the 32Red Casino Handicap Hurdle, while Contre Tous was an 8-1 winner of the 32Red.com Limited Novices' Handicap Chase for champion trainer Paul Nicholls.Anthony Bromley, racing manager for the Million In Mind Partnership, said: " He's a horse we always liked a lot, but he disappointed us twice. We were putting it down to the soft ground and his breathing wasn't quite right, so we were waiting for better ground. "It looked a competitive race for its level, we were hopeful that the drying ground would suit."He knuckled down and really went for it today.He jumped really well, he's a nice looking horse and we might get another win out of him." Harry Fry's Outofthisworld (5-2 favourite) was a dominant winner of the first division of the 32Red On The App Store Mares' Maiden Open NH Flat Race.Division two went to Melangerie (5-1), trained by Nicky Henderson and ridden by Jeremiah McGrath.
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