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DREAM COMES TRUE IN OPENER

Favourite backers suffered a few anxious moments before Duc`s Dream emerged victorious in the opener at Southwell today.

The even-money chance was pressed all the way to the line by Illustrious Duke and was only a head up at the post in the Racecall All-Weather Guide To The Winners Maiden Stakes (division one).

Duc`s Dream had posted a decent effort on his last outing when finishing fifth behind a smart Henry Cecil horse Caughnawaga.

His trainer Dave Morris said: 'I thought he would take a bit of beating today and I didn`t expect him to make such heavy weather of it.

'He was perhaps a bit lazy and needs a bit further.'