AWAY from the Savills Chase, dealt with elsewhere, highlight of the Monday card at Leopardstown had been the Grade 1 Christmas Hurdle victory of Flooring Porter, not as unexpected as suggested in some quarters given how well the gelding had won a handicap hurdle at Navan the time before.

Flooring Porter was left alone in front in this, but set quite fast fractions and drew on again after the second-last to beat The Storyteller by six lengths.