Five racing teasers to ponder over Christmas

With only a couple more sleeps to go before the Christmas equine extravaganza unfolds, here are some seasonal head scratchers with answers that will soon be found.

COMEBACK TRAIL: The returning Galopin Des Champs will put his unbeaten record at
Leopardstown on the line on Sunday. Pic: Healy Racing.

Christmas is a time of year that asks the big questions — ‘was Santa good to you?’ ‘Would you like another helping of sherry trifle’? What time does Mrs Brown’s Boys start?’

But it is a time that brings complex puzzles too. These ones regularly involve racehorses.