Sir Des not going the right way

It was staring us in the face, but we couldn’t - or wouldn’t - see it.

Prior to last Sunday’s John Durkan Memorial Chase at Punchestown, I suspected that Sir Des Champs might be best suited to travelling left-handed.

But, rather stupidly, I pushed it to the back of my mind, dismissed it as being of limited importance and took Sir Des Champs to beat Flemenstar.