No difference for Bolger as Spot does it once more

NICKY HENDERSON’S Punjabi, who had a rear view of the ultra-smart Katchit at Cheltenham and Aintree, enjoyed his own day in the sun when taking the Grade 1 Ballymore Properties Champion four-year-old Hurdle at Punchestown yesterday, writes Pat Keane.

“He deserved that, he has just been finding Katchit too good for him’, said Henderson, successful in the race previously in 1999 with Katarino.

Punjabi, a much better price on track than he was in the morning, had to dig deep to repel Financial Reward.