ZANAHIYR, one of the leading juvenile hurdlers last season, made a successful debut racing in open company, with a comfortable win in the Grade 2 WKD Hurdle, headlining a treble for Gordon Elliott.

The Bective Stud-owned four-year-old was a well-backed 8/13 favourite in what was billed as essentially a match with Cask Mate, an eight-year-old to whom he had to concede 5lb.