WHOEVER invented the saying that it only takes two horses to make a great race was proven spectacularly right again at Punchestown on Sunday.

The will-he-or-won’t-he question over Gaelic Warrior lasting home, having raced with major exuberance early, added real intensity to the John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase. Fact To File played his part in the delicious duel, pulling 29 lengths clear of another top-class rival in Fastorslow, but full credit goes to the winner for showing real heart when it mattered most.