IF there is one debate set to rage over Christmas among ante-post aficionados, it is the one surrounding the merit of Nicky Henderson’s French import Peace And Co, who maintained his perfect hurdling record with an easy win in the Summit Juvenile Hurdle at Doncaster last Saturday.

An easy winner on his racecourse bow at Clairefontaine in June for Christian Scandella, he was quickly snapped up by current connections, and could hardly have been more impressive in beating the useful Starchitect on his British debut.