BOB CAN LIGHT UP CHRISTMAS

WITH TEAHUPOO having served a reminder of his class at Fairyhouse on Sunday, his owner Brian Acheson is now eagerly awaiting the return of his Gordon Elliott-trained stablemate Irish Point and reigning Stayers' Hurdle champion Bob Olinger over the festive period.

- BY ADAM MORGAN

Acheson's Robcour operation sets a high bar in the long-distance hurdling division, with Henry de Bromhead's Bob Olinger denying Teahupoo back-to-back Cheltenham Festival triumphs in March on another great occasion for the leading owner at Prestbury Park.