Sky Pirate plunders Warwick spoils for Jonjo O'Neill

The eight-year-old defied an 11lb hike in the weights

Sky Pirate opened the door to bigger and better targets after continuing his progression over fences with victory in the Edward Courage Cup at Warwick.

The Jonjo O'Neill-trained eight-year-old defied an 11lb hike in the weights following victory at Cheltenham to make it two wins from as many starts since being dropped back to two miles.