'This horse is a bit special' - Joe O'Shea has another long-term Aintree hope

Joe O'Shea: enjoyed a treble at Knightwick last Saturday

Cheshire trainer Joe O’Shea took four horses to Saturday’s opener to the British point-to-point season at Knightwick and went home with a treble.

The horse who did not win, Legostar, a maiden after nine races in Ireland, finished a well-beaten second but it is likely to be a matter of time before his new trainer unlocks hidden force in the horse.

O’Shea, who has saddled a winner of Aintree’s Foxhunters’ Chase and four of Haydock’s Walrus Hunters’ Chase, has raised the form of countless horses.

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Carl EvansPoint-to-point expert

Published on 10 November 2022inFeatures

Last updated 16:54, 10 November 2022

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