by Andres Ehin

One would not have imagined Exeter’s concluding Upton Lakes And Lodges Amateur Riders’ Handicap Hurdle would have caused so much excitement.

A few outings over fences were originally designed as a way for Henry Daly to get Mighty Man fit to challenge for a third Liverpool Hurdle, but his nimble round of jumping at Huntingdon on Wednesday suggested he may even have found his true calling.