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We were expecting that. He was a course and distance winner at Christmas and never came out of a hack canter,. He hasn't missed a beat since then and we were very confident today. He's a quick horse and we didn't think he'd mind the ground. We only gave him one entry at Cheltenham in the Ballymore because we have the other horse for the Supreme (Marine Nationale). It couldn't have gone better, he was maybe a fraction keen over the first couple but then he got a lovely lead off Nigel's horse. He never missed a beat jumping, he got a lovely blow into him turning in. He hit the front probably plenty early and he was idling in front. I think we are still only scratching the surface with this guy. The big plus with him is that he's seven years of age. We bought him as a four-year-old from one of the point-to-point guys and gave him a run in a bumper. Then he had a few issues. It's a big advantage for these horses to have that age on their side. He's bombproof and you could see him walking around beforehand like he was at a kid's gymkhana. Marine is the same, the two of them are brilliant. We are a small operation, we have 25 horses, and we've had two entries in Grade 1s this season and won them both. He's not slow, I won the Albert Bartlett before with Martello Tower and it is quite hard on novices. I prefer the Ballymore, he could drop back to the Supreme if something happens to the other guy but I would need to supplement him. Barry Connell, trainer

The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board Veterinary Officer examined Quais De Paris (FR), trained by W.P

Mullins, at the request of the Raceday Stewards and reported the animal to be post race normal

P. Townend, rider of Quais De Paris (FR), trained by W.P. Mullins, reported to the Clerk of the Scales that his mount stopped quickly

At the request of the Raceday Stewards, Sam Twiston-Davies, rider of Weveallbeencaught, trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies (in GB), reported to the Stewards' Secretaries that his mount stopped quickly

The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board Veterinary Officer examined Weveallbeencaught, trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies (in GB), at the request of the Raceday Stewards and reported the animal to have a small skin wound on his left fore fetlock but was otherwise post race normal.

A novice hurdle for five years old and upwards
Weights - 11st 10lbs Mares allowed 7lbs