O'Neill is cautious over return of Cherub; Market Rasen Today.(Sports)

From: The Racing Post (London, England) | Date: November 18, 2004 | Copyright information

Byline: Tony Elves

JONJO O'NEILL is taking nothing for granted as Punchestown Festival winner Cherub makes his return in an amateur riders' novices' hurdle at Market Rasen today, writes Tony Elves.

The four-year-old would appear to stand head and shoulders over his 17 rivals on the form that he showed when beating Triumph Hurdle winner Made In Japan - an impressive winner at Kempton yesterday - in the Grade 1 Colm McEvoy Auctioneers Champion Hurdle at Punchest...

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