THE jumps season went up a notch or two last week, in Ireland though less so in Britain, with a handful of graded and listed races.

Easy Game put up just about the chase performance of the season so far in winning the Grade 2 PWC Champion Chase at Gowran Park on Saturday by seven lengths from The Storyteller, returning a time more than 8.0s quicker than the concluding beginners’ chase. That results in a timefigure of 156 for Easy Game though stiffer tasks presumably lie ahead.