Shrew purchase pays dividends

Shrewd Investor proved a wise bet as the 13-2 shot floored hot favourite Secret Ploy in the £100 Bonus at betdirectuk.com Maiden Hurdle at Bangor.

The six-year-old gamely held his main challenger by a head in the hands of David O'Meara after a terrific tussle from the penultimate flight, with the pair drawing 16 lengths clear of Double Eagle in a three-mile slog on testing ground.