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January 2024 Newsletter January 2024 Newsletter

January 2024

Hello to you all again, is it too late to say Happy New Year?

We have finally dried and thawed out here at Jackdaws Castle after, what seems like, a month of rain followed by a stint of below zero temperatures. A huge thank you to our team who were fantastic throughout.

​ It’s a balmy 7 degrees as I write this, so hopefully we can get going properly again!

It has felt very stop-start on the track, but I am delighted with the horses’ form and we’ve had some great winners.

In December, Inch House and Are U Wise To That won nicely at Newbury and Cheltenham respectively for Michael and Jania Geoghegan. It was also lovely to see Bob Lester’s (Iris’s Gift) colours back in the winner’s enclosure after Ted’s Gift won at Ludlow.

January’s highlights include a brilliant hat-trick at Catterick with Richie riding all three, including Track And Trace winning the North Yorkshire Grand National. We are delighted that these victories will hopefully help Richie to beat his previous best seasonal tally of 35 winners (he’s currently on 28) as he is a huge asset to us at Jackdaws Castle.

Bill Joyce impressed us a couple of days later when winning a bumper at Warwick in good fashion, for Danny Walker and his family.

You can read about all of our winners below.

Off the track, we are busy pinpointing the horses that have caught our eye in at the upcoming sale at Cheltenham this weekend. The sale will take place after the last race on Festival Trials Day tomorrow the 27th.
As always, if you’re interested in joining us at the sale, please email joe.oneill@jonjooneillracing.com.

Fingers crossed this mild weather is here to stay for a bit!

Stay healthy and best wishes,

Jonjo

January 27

​FESTIVAL TRIALS SALE AT CHELTENHAM

​​As Jonjo mentioned above, the Tattersalls January Sale tales place on Festival Trials Day at Cheltenham on Saturday 27th January.

​The sale will offer a select group of winning and placed point to pointers and NH form horses after racing in the sale ring on Cheltenham racecourse.

If you are interested in purchasing or joining us at the sale, please email joe.oneill@jonjooneillracing.com.

Cheltenham January Sale

A point-to-point winner!

It was brilliant to see The Composeur and Jack Wilmot winning at the Cocklebarrow Point-to-Point last weekend in Jacqui’s colours.

We are so grateful to Jean Notman for giving The Composeur to the yard after his retirement from racing so the younger lads and lasses can gain invaluable experience in point-to-point races.

Well done, Jack!

Upcoming Birthdays & Work Anniversaries

Happy birthday to…

 

Jonjo O’Neill Jr.

26th January

 

Aaron Sutherland

28th January

 

Susie Bradshaw

February 5th

 

James Smith

February 16th

Upcoming Birthdays & Work Anniversaries

Happy birthday to…

 

Jonjo O’Neill Jr.

26th January

 

Aaron Sutherland

28th January

 

Susie Bradshaw

February 5th

 

James Smith

February 16th

 

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