Geraghty looking for festive cheer

Barry Geraghty is looking forward to teaming up with Punjabi in the Stan James Christmas Hurdle at Kempton on St Stephen's Day.

The five-year-old, third in last season’s Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle, made a successful reappearance with a hard-fought victory over 2007 title-holder Sublimity in the rescheduled “Fighting Fifth” Hurdle at Wetherby.