JOSEPH O’Brien says he and owner-breeder Sean O’Driscoll are going to treasure every outing they have left with canny veteran Home By The Lee, who defied being the oldest horse in the John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle - and conceding weight to the entire field - on his way to an 11th career win at the age of 11.

The in-form Staffordshire Knot was sent off 9/4 favourite to bring up a hat-trick of victories, and he had every chance of doing so, but the stamina reserves of the 3/1 winner proved too deep to keep at bay. J.J. Slevin coaxed a winning run out of his old companion and got on top by half a length at the line, with the market leader a whole 18 lengths clear of stablemate Gerri Colombe in third.