One of the big races of the afternoon is the Masterson Holdings Hurdle for 4 year olds and we are siding with the Gordon Elliott trained Pied Piper to reverse the form with Knight Salute.
Having been a fair horse on the flat for John Gosden, really coming across as a mud loving animal producing his best work in tricky conditions, he also did the same on stable/hurdles debut at Punchestown for Gordon Elliott.
Taking on the smart type Vauban for Willie Mullins, he handled the heavy ground well to see him off by a length and that horse has turned into a Grade One winning superstar.
Facing a different test at Cheltenham in January when running in a Grade Two event on good ground, he went on to shock many by bolting up by nine lengths, hard held under a great ride by Davy Russell.
Seen next back at Cheltenham for the festival he finished a narrow third behind stablemate Fil Dor and winner Vauban who reversed the form.
His last run of last term came at Aintree's Grand National meeting when losing the Grade One 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle in the Stewards Room to Knight Salute.
Given a spin on the flat at Royal Ascot when running a good race over 2m4f in the Ascot Stakes to finish sixth behind the talented Coltrane, he should be fit and ready for this.