O'Faolains back in business RSA Chase winner O'Faolains Boy bounced back to form with a heart-warming success in the David Martin Graduation Chase at Newbury. The Rebecca Curtis-trained eight-year-old spent over a year and a half on the sidelines after suffering injury at Aintree the month after his Cheltenham Festival success and looked a shadow of his former self when pulling up on his Ascot return in November. But with the yard in better form since shutting down for a couple of weeks due to a feed-related issue, O'Faolains Boy was back to his best with a fine front-running display under Noel Fehily. Hot favourite Sausalito Sunrise did his best to close the gap in the straight, but although he looked tired between the final two fences, Curtis' 100-30 chance picked up again on the run-in and passed the post with 15 lengths in hand. Curtis said: "I was really pleased with that. He's back to his best and hopefully should come on a lot for it. Noel said he was just idling in front and that he had plenty left. "Considering that was his first run back - you can forget Ascot - he's done it nicely on that ground. After the RSA we hoped he'd be a Gold Cup horse. If he keeps improving, we still have that in mind. "For the time being he's entered in the Welsh National and is on a nice mark for that. We just have to judge him and see how he is next week. "If he's very fresh then we'll definitely think about it as Noel thinks the race will suit him. "He seemed to enjoy it around here, so he could come back for the Denman Chase as you'll be guaranteed soft ground here in February. "He was very good with his jumping and I think he might make into a National horse as well. What route we go down, we'll see how he improves throughout the season and make that decision later on, but he'll definitely have an entry."
