A brilliant tactical ride by Barry Geraghty saw Nicky Henderson’s Punjabi decisively land the ACC Bank Champion Hurdle at Punchestown yesterday.

SOLERINA, best equipped to handle the surface, is the choice in the Bewleys’ Hotels December Festival Hurdle at Leopardstown this afternoon.

IF every horse was as simple to work out as Moscow Flyer then this racing game would be an exact science in no time at all.