IT is at this time of year that the new chasers excite more than any other group. Last season’s young hurdlers going chasing, many of them bred and built to jump fences, not hurdles. And the class of 2016 are making waves already.

The Noel Meade-trained Disko was very good in winning the two-and-a-half-mile beginners’ chase at Punchestown on Saturday. The Gigginstown House-horse made a fairly bad mistake at the fence going away from the stands. He did well to stand up at the back of the fence, and Sean Flanagan did really well to remain on his back. After that, however, it was plain sailing, his jumping was very good and he won easily, beating Last Goodbye, a 136-rated hurdler, by an easy eight lengths.