THE Gerry McPolin-bred Equus Dreamer got off the mark on his second start over timber when landing a long distance maiden hurdle at Hereford on Wednesday.

After a break of 620 days, and a change of stables, the Getaway six-year-old had returned to action at Taunton in late December when, on his first start for his present handler Kim Bailey, he had finished third of 14 over a trip of two-miles, three-furlongs.