THE highlight of Henry de Bromhead’s week was obviously Chris’s Dream’s win in the Ladbrokes Troytown Chase at Navan on Sunday, but he had to have been happy with his maiden hurdle double on Tuesday at Punchestown with Aspire Tower and Cavalry Master, and he had to have been delighted with Minella Indo’s run to finish second to Laurina in the beginners’ chase at Gowran Park on Saturday.

Minella Indo was beaten, but he was racing over a trip, two and a half miles, that was probably short of his best, and he was beaten by a high-class mare in Laurina, who was competing over a trip that was close to her optimum.