Grand National hero Noble Yeats entered the winners’ enclosure at Cheltenham for the first time after narrowly getting the better of Paisley Park in the Grade 1 Cleeve Hurdle.

Ten are set to line-up for Saturday’s Grade 1 Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot, including the returning Champ.

Dashel Drasher showed a tremendous attitude to come out on top in something of a battle of the veterans when fending off a late challenge from Paisley Park in the Long Distance Hurdle at Newbury.

Botox Has battled on in tenacious fashion to give Caoilin Quinn the biggest success in his career to date when taking out Grade 2 bet365 Hurdle at Wetherby.

Connections of Ahoy Senor look to be favouring a reappearance in the Charlie Hall at Wetherby on Saturday over running in the bet365 Hurdle on the same card.