Pied Piper gets chasing career off to winning start 

Boasting course form with stable-companion and subsequent Cheltenham festival scorer Air Of Entitlement, Nastya justified 8/13 favouritism for Henry de Bromhead and Rachael Blackmore in the opening Giddyup And Switch To Fibrus Mares Maiden Hurdle, the six-year-old bolting-up by no less than 25 lengths.

Down Royal 13-4-25

A 150-rated hurdler, Pied Piper made a successful start to his chasing career when outclassing his rivals in the Fibrus Gallop At Gigabit Speeds Beginners Chase in Down Royal, providing the middle leg of a tremendous 60/1 treble for Gordon Elliott and in-form Danny Gilligan.

Placed in two County Hurdles at Cheltenham but without a win since November 2022, Pied Piper survived a couple of mistakes on his way to a smooth, 20 lengths defeat of Encanto Bruno.