Sublimity will attempt to regain his Champion Hurdle crown at Cheltenham on top of his game after providing rookie trainer Robbie Hennessy with a first win in the Leopardstown Golf Centre December Festival Hurdle.

Robbie Hennessy saddled his first ever winner as 2007 Champion Hurdle victor Sublimity saw off a battle-hardened field in the Grade One Leopardstown Golf Centre December Festival Hurdle today.

Sizing Europe has been given the all-clear to run in the Leopardstown Golf Centre December Festival Hurdle at the Dublin track this afternoon.

Officials gave today's Leopardstown meeting the go-ahead following a 9am inspection this morning with temperatures due to rise.

This afternoon’s meeting at Leopardstown will have to pass a precautionary inspection at 9am if it is to go ahead.

Sizing Europe has suffered a slight setback which has put in jeopardy his participation in Monday’s Leopardstown Golf Centre December Festival Hurdle.

Brave Inca’s trainer Colm Murphy is another to have taken serious notice of Binocular’s awesome performance on Saturday.

Eamon Logue is the surprise overnight leader after the first round in the Smurfit PGA Irish Region Championship at Westport.