GIVEN that there were several smart novice performances, a handful of big handicap successes and one or two welcome returns to form from old-stagers, it is difficult to know where to start with last week’s action. But, one thing is for sure: the jumps is definitely back!

The sole Grade 1, the Unibet Morgiana Hurdle at Punchestown, is as good a place as any, not least because it is a race which takes a bit of unravelling.