No Drama This End lived up to his increasingly lofty reputation with a straightforward victory in the Coral Challow Novices’ Hurdle at Newbury.

The Paul Nicholls-trained grey went off the 4/9 favourite under Harry Cobden as he came into the Grade 1 with a unblemished record of two runs over hurdles and two smart Grade 2 wins.

He ran prominently throughout and was still firmly on the bridle at the business end of the contest, with victory easily claimed from then on as he defeated Klimt Madrik by a length and a quarter.