PAUL Nicholls is never shy about hiding his opinion on his future stars, but it’s been a long while since we’ve heard him being as bullish as he is about No Drama This End. And we totally understand why, writes Page Fuller.

He was a Grade 2 winner on his hurdling debut at Cheltenham, and then repeated the task at Sandown with a penalty on his back at Sandown last Saturday. It may have only been another Grade 2 contest, but the ease with which he put his rivals to bed demonstrated that this is a Grade 1 horse in waiting for sure.