The ground at Punchestown is now yielding to soft, soft in places on all tracks ahead of next week's festival.

The track received no rain since 8am yesterday. Action kicks off on Tuesday at the Kildare venue with the Boylesports.com Champion Chase the highlight on day one.

Sprinter Sacre would be a major draw if turning up for the opening day feature and the going at the moment is encouraging with connections wanting to avoid heavy ground.

Wexford is currently yielding, yielding to soft in places ahead of their jumps card on Friday evening.

Cork also race over the jumps next Monday and the ground there remains heavy on both the chase and hurdle tracks following 8mm of rain overnight.