Andrew Nelis racing

Joseph O'Brien is keen to start off slowly with Rekindling after welcoming the 2017 Melbourne Cup winner back to his yard. The Lloyd Williams-owned six-year-old hit the headlines when giving O'Brien a landmark success in the 'race that stops a nation' as he beat Johannes Vermeer, trained by his father, Aidan, by half a length. He had one run subsequent to that, in March last year when in the care of Liam Howley, before being retired to stud, but is now in training in Ireland again. j