Harchibald and Sizing Europe face Punchestown clash

A fascinating early-season clash is on the cards at Punchestown tomorrow as Grade One-winning hurdlers Harchibald and Sizing Europe clash over fences in the Buck House Novice Chase.

Noel Meade’s Harchibald may be rising 11 years of age but he showed last year in Kempton’s Christmas Hurdle that when he gets his optimum conditions, he is still a force to be reckoned with.