My Pun is no joker, says Geraghty

BARRY GERAGHTY believes Punjabi has been underestimated ahead of his bid for back-to-back victories in the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle today.

The Meath man felt he could not desert Raymond Tooth’s gelding for stablemate Zaynar and reports the seven-year-old to be in tip-top form.

“There is no way I could desert Punjabi when you consider what he’s achieved and more important – how he is right now,” he said on his blog.