Inca on Champion trail

Colm Murphy reports Brave Inca to have come out of Sunday’s emotional triumph at Leopardstown in fine form and all roads now lead to Cheltenham in a bid to regain his Champion Hurdle crown.

The 11-year-old brought the house down when claiming the Toshiba Irish Champion Hurdle, his first success since suffering an injury which kept him off the track for 19 months.