Nicky Henderson polished his championship contenders as Punchestowns and Binocular readied themselves for battle at the Cheltenham Festival with victory at Sandown.

Silverburn may try to emulate full-brother Denman by capturing the Royal & SunAlliance Chase at the Cheltenham Festival after his all-the-way success in the totesport.com Challengers Novices’ Chase at Sandown.