Sandown success for Doumen

Francois Doumen made a successful raid across the English Channel today as Spunk claimed Sandown's formulawine.co.uk Juvenile Novices' Hurdle to earn a 33-1 quote with Coral for the Triumph Hurdle.

The Chantilly maestro called on the services of Dougie Costello and the jockey gathered the 8-11 favourite up over the final flight to pull a length and a half clear in the testing conditions.