Catch Me let his backers down at odds of 2/11 twelve months ago in the Horse And Jockey Hotel Hurdle and in 2008 it was the turn of Solwhit to disappoint odds-on punters as he went down by three parts of a length to Ninetieth Minute

Solwhit was in trouble from a fair way out and try as he might under Davy Russell, he couldn't reel in the all-the-way winner.

Tom Taaffe said of his Paddy Flood-ridden victor: "We knew that the favourite was a two mile horse on the flat, they generally need up to three miles over hurdles and while Solwhit might be an exception to that rule, we decided to set a steady pace (winning time of 4 minutes 24.5).

"The horse jumped well today, he is tough and he stays. I'm delighted for the owner, Dermot Cox, he is a great supporter of not only myself but of the game in general. I'll give the horse a break now until the spring and we'll send him over fences later next year." (EM)