Bulky Sweet Wake wagers are sunk without trace

THE story of the Anglo Irish Bank Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham yesterday told us something that is as old as the Festival itself.

The lesson to be learned is quite simple, do not bring a bridle horse to this meeting. Noel Meade’s Sweet Wake, hugely impressive at home in two races, went off a strongly-backed favourite.

But he had beaten absolutely nothing and those bulky wagers were sunk literally without trace.