WILLIE Mullins and Henderson had already crossed swords in the Listed 32Red.com Mares’ Hurdle, with the former saddling the first and second favourites in Gitane Du Berlais and Petite Parisienne.

They were disappointing on this occasion as Henderson’s Polly Peachum led two out and kept on grimly to hold The Govaness by a head with Fairytale Theatre nearly four lengths away in third.