Bryan Cooper got off to a flyer as the new first jockey to Gigginstown House Stud when guiding Gordon Elliott’s Toner D’Oudairies to victory in the Racecourse Supporters’ Club Chase at Thurles yesterday.

The handicapper’s ratings say he can’t win, but Rupert Lamb nevertheless gets the nap in the Listed Racecourse Supporters’ Club Chase at Thurles this afternoon.