RHINESTONE COWBOY can tighten his grip on the Champion Hurdle betting by landing the Grade One Bewleys’ Hotels December Festival Hurdle at Leopardstown this afternoon.

Smurfit Champion Hurdle favourite Rhinestone Cowboy faces a stiff test when he lines up against the likes of Solerina and Back In Front at Leopardstown tomorrow.

CHELTENHAM Festival heroine, Like-A-Butterfly, is out for the season.

RICHARD JOHNSON and Philip Hobbs combined to land their first every Champion Hurdle when the grey Rooster Booster punctured some big reputations with as easy a win as you could wish to see at Cheltenham yesterday.

TIMMY MURPHY hopes for good ground at Cheltenham to help the chances of his mount Beef Or Salmon in the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Rhinestone Cowboy is set to continue the build-up to Cheltenham with a run at Leopardstown.