CONNETABLE showed promise in a two starts over hurdles in France before joining the Paul Nicholls stable, and following an encouraging British debut, when he chased home Gibralfaro at Ascot last month, he beat older rivals at Sandown on Saturday to take the Listed Betfred Racing “Follow Us On Twitter” Contenders Hurdle over two miles.

Bred by Serge Bathelemy, he is a son of Haras d’Etreham stallion Saint Des Saints (by Cadoudal) and so is by the sire of standouts such as Djakadam, Quel Esprit, Quito De La Roque and Storm Of Saintly.