D'Or way ahead at Hereford

Travel problems proved fortuitous for Omix D'Or as the grey was rerouted from Fontwell to Hereford 24 hours later and emerged victorious in the Matthew Clark Novices' Handicap Chase today.

Trainer James Evans had been expecting fireworks from the eight-year-old on the south coast but that plan was aborted, forcing connections to switch to Herefordshire.