D'Airy off to winning start

Ofarel D’Airy has been plying his trade at a decent level over hurdles and the five-year-old made his fencing debut a winning one in the folkestone-racecourse.co.uk Maiden Chase at the Kent track.

Having chased home the likes of Roll Along and Moon Over Miami over timber, the Andy Stewart-owned gelding was switched to the larger obstacles by Paul Nicholls and won with his head in his chest.