Enfant de Lune aims for Aintree

Cheltenham will arrive just a little too soon for Enfant de Lune, who could now head to Aintree in April following an uncomplicated 10-length victory at Lingfield.

A minor irritation had kept the white-faced chestnut off the course since a win at Doncaster 82 days earlier, blocking any elaborate plans for trainer Alan King or his owners the Million In Mind Partnership.