Johnson: Don't rule out Tie

Richard Johnson has warned punters it is far too early to rule Snap Tie out of the Champion Hurdle picture despite his disappointing display at Haydock on Saturday.

The seven-year-old was sent off the 11-10 favourite for the Blue Square Champion Hurdle Trial on the back of his fine second in Kempton’s Christmas Hurdle on Boxing Day, but he could only finish a weary third.