IT isn’t very often a horse heads to the racecourse seeking a four-timer, gets beaten and emerges with reputation not just intact, but enhanced.

SOLWHIT exploded clear from the final flight in yesterday’s Toshiba Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown and will now head to Cheltenham with all guns blazing.

An Cathaoir Mor, trained by Henry de Bromhead and ridden by David Casey, has won the Grade One Frank Ward Solicitors Arkle Novice Chase at Leopardstown.

With Denman not in competitive action on his very own day at Exeter it was up to stablemates Inchidaly Rock, Take The Breeze and The Minack to take up the slack.