Rooster Booster, winner of the 2003 Champion Hurdle, showed he is no back number with a smooth victory at Huntingdon.
After an exemplary round of jumping, Richard Johnson sent the 11-year-old grey to the front with two flights left to jump in the Play Blackjack At williamhillcasino.com Hurdle.
And the response was instantaneous as Rooster Booster quickened easily to beat his market rival, 7-4 joint favourite Genghis, by five lengths.