PATIENCE is paying dividends for Lorna Fowler, and the recent bumper triumphs of Politesse and Lady Heath are unlikely to be the only testament to that for the Rahinston House trainer.

These are exciting times for the Summerhill operation, with Asterion Forlonge a leading contender for the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle on Tuesday, having been pinhooked by Lorna’s husband Harry and George Haine. On Wednesday, the homebred Kid Commando could have a tilt at the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle, while RSA Chase winner and Gold Cup third Don Poli, whose dam Dalamine is one of Rahinston’s 19-strong broodmare band, lines up in the Foxhunter Chase on Friday