IT seems to have been a quieter start to the jumps season “proper” than usual this year, but we will soon be in the thick of it and at least a handful of performances already should compete with good ones to come.

Secret Investor and Double Treasure went to the top of the novice hurdling division with their one-two in Chepstow’s Persian War Novices’ Hurdle on Sunday, returning timefigures of 143 and 141 respectively (remember that jumps timefigures are on a level around 40 higher than the flat).