Yorkhill was much too good for four rivals in the 32Red Tolworth Novices' Hurdle at Sandown.
Sent off the 4-9 favourite in desperate conditions, the Willie Mullins-trained six-year-old bossed the Grade One under Ruby Walsh to extend his unbeaten record over hurdles to two races.
Agrapart took the field into the straight, but Yorkhill was clearly travelling by far the best.
The winner joined Agrapart and eventual runner-up O O Seven at the second-last and soon charged into a clear-cut lead which he never looked like relinquishing.
It looked quite hard work along the run-in, but Yorkhill had the race in the bag by then and ended up two and a quarter lengths in front at the line.
Walsh said: "He settled lovely. He's a big, raw horse and he's very immature.
"He pulled himself up a bit, but it's good to see that.
"He has very little experience so it was good to win a race like that."
Mullins said: "I was very impressed with him, to do what he did on that ground.
"I was very concerned (about the ground) but he handled it very well.
"He runs a bit left but that was only his second start over hurdles, so I'm not too worried about that at this stage of his career.
"He'll be better on better ground.
"Ruby just kept travelling in behind and I think Ruby probably arrived too soon.
"He got over the last and he still had plenty left in the tank.
"I think it takes a very good horse to win the Tolworth."
Mullins was non-committal on his charge’s Cheltenham target, adding: “We'll just see what horses are going well come the Festival and what jockeys are available.
"There's no trouble staying when he did what he did there, but he has always shown us plenty of speed at home and the Supreme is certainly not out of the equation at this stage."
Nicky Henderson hopes Polly Peachum can end her career on a high when she bids to go one better in the OLBG Mares' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in March.
The 10-year-old (9-2) showed guts galore in the hands of David Bass to land the 32Red.com Mares' Hurdle by a head from The Govaness.
Henderson said: "You have to be brave in that ground because she hates it, but she'll still die for you.
"I love her to bits, but I wouldn't fancy her if she was a human, because she would be too tough for me.
"She finished second in the Mares' Hurdle at Cheltenham last year and she will end her career in that race before going to the paddocks."
Soll (7-1 joint-favourite) rolled back the years to land the inaugural running of the £100,000 32RedSport.com Veterans' Handicap Chase Final under Tom Scudamore.
David Pipe's 10-year-old, ninth in last season's Grand National, followed up his good fourth in the Becher Chase at Aintree last month, digging deep to wear down Aachen by a neck in a rousing finish.
Scudamore said: "He is such a legend.
"He has had to come through an awful lot in his life - he has not been the most straightforward to train, but to keep wanting to come back and keep trying like he did, I have so much admiration for old horses like him.
"I'm sure he will have an entry for the National again."
Soll's victory came at a cost for Scudamore, though, as the rider was suspended seven days (16-22 January) after he was adjudged to have used his whip above the permitted level.
Trainer Stuart Edmunds earned his 10th winner of the season when Sneaking Budge (10-1) stayed on strongly under Joshua Moore to cause an upset in the four-runner 32Red Casino Juvenile Hurdle.
In receipt of 10lb from tiring French import Pillard, he stayed on stoutly for a five-length victory on only his second attempt over hurdles.
Edmunds said: "He is a nice horse, but we were realistic - we thought we'd be third."
Kerry Lee has made a bright start since taking over training duties from her father, Richard, last summer and added another winner when Bishops Road (8-1) sauntered to a 17-length success in the 32Red Handicap Chase.
The eight-year-old, running off top weight, jumped faultlessly under Jamie Moore, but Lee said: "He galloped and jumped in this ground that none of the others could handle."
As if any clues were needed, Barry Geraghty had his only ride of the afternoon in the 32Red Casino Handicap Chase - and he duly made it a winning one.
It was a case of plan well executed for trainer Philip Hobbs and owner JP McManus as Bold Henry (15-2) took the two-mile event by two-and-a-quarter lengths from Arthur's Oak.
Sarah Hobbs, representing her husband, said: "Barry said he jumped well from fence to fence and gave him a fantastic ride.
"He coped with the soft ground, we are delighted."
Rayvin Black (10-1) bounced back from his disappointing run in the Ladbroke at Ascot with a gritty front-running display to win the concluding two-mile 32Red.com Handicap Hurdle for the second successive year under 3lb claimer Thomas Garner.
Winning trainer Oliver Sherwood said: "He could not dominate and ran a bit flat last time.
"It was a little bit too competitive for him, but the heavy ground is ideal.
"I'd love to try him over two and a half miles on better ground, because I think he can get a bit further."
