Remember just a couple of seasons ago when JJ Lambe’s Drumbaloo was winning all around him? At some stage through his sequence of three bumper victories, punters began to get quite excited about him and he was very well backed for the Champion Bumper at Cheltenham.

Selected tips from courses in Ireland and the UK

Shinrock Paddy confirmed himself an exciting prospect with a runaway win in the Barry & Sandra Kelly Memorial Hurdle at Navan for Paul Nolan and Alain Cawley.