GRADE 1 novice chase winner Gitane Du Berlais returned to hurdling with a brilliant solo effort under Jacques Ricou, to run out a comprehensive winner of the Grade 3 Prix Juigne over two miles and three furlongs at Auteuil on Sunday

After her win, Mullins representative, agent Harold Kirk said: “We’ve so many for Cheltenham and this one loves soft ground. She also loves the hurdles here because she’s really a chaser. She jumps and stays, and loves to use her big stride.”