PAUL Nicholls makes hardly any mistakes in terms of strategy. He was prepared to overlook one spill over fences but not two, so classy hurdler Saphir Du Rheu reverted to the smaller obstacles and took the Grade 2 galliardhomes.com Cleeve Hurdle by a hard-fought neck from Reve De Sivola. Un Temps Pour Tout finished a creditable third following his long absence.

Reve De Sivola, 10 now, is a credit to Nick Williams and ran another cracking race, leading for virtually the whole way until Sam Twiston-Davies, anxious not to go past too soon, drove the winner into the lead 120 yards out. Un Temps Pour Tout could not quite get to the pair but has relatively little to find.