O'Neill looking for Holywell improvement Jonjo O'Neill believes Cheltenham Gold Cup fourth Holywell needs to raise his game if he is to prove himself a genuine top-level performer. Although a Grade One winner over fences in the 2014 Mildmay Novices' Chase at Aintree, the eight-year-old has subsequently endured mixed fortunes, winning once in six outings. He came up short again when finishing fifth on his seasonal return in the Grade Two Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby last Saturday and while he will now be aimed at the Betfair Chase at Haydock later this month, O'Neill has suggested he could consider easing him in class should he fail to be competitive. He said: "Holywell is in good order following his run at Wetherby on Saturday. The ground went very soft and I was really surprised how soft it got. "He will run in the Betfair if the ground is right and then we will make our mind up where we go from there. "He is a grand horse but he is just lacking that little bit that makes him top class. Although he won that Grade One at Aintree, it put him on a bit of a false mark. "I want to win races with him and he is not going to win those races if he doesn't shape up better than he did the other day, as it was the third or fourth time he has come up against those type of horses and has been beaten."
