It's rare for a horse to progress this rapidly - and there might be more to come

Cheltenham's first meeting of the new season brought a number of good performances over the course of the two days. It can be a muddling time of year with summer jumping form going up against horses who prefer winter ground having their first runs of the season.

If you look back at this meeting 12 months ago it doesn't offer up lots of clues for the Cheltenham Festival, with many of those targeting that meeting yet to hit the track, factored in with the going at this time of year against what it will typically be in March.

However, this is not to say we didn't see some good performances.