Punch and Run ‘could go all the way’

NICKY HENDERSON already believes Punchestowns and Long Run are the best two chasers he has ever trained.

The pair are set for a fascinating clash in the RSA Chase later this month and could not be held in higher regard by a man who has more Cheltenham Festival winners to his name than any other current trainer.

Admittedly most of Henderson’s greatest earners have been hurdlers, but the likes of Remittance Man and Fondmort have passed through his Lambourn stables.