Soft Ground for Cheltenham weekend The going at Cheltenham is now Soft (Good to Soft in places) ahead of the start of the three-day Paddy Power Gold Cup meeting this afternoon. There were 7mm of rain overnight. The remainder of today is expected to be dry with the odd shower. Similar weather is forecast for the Cheltenham area for both Saturday and Sunday. The Cross Country course is Good (Good to Soft in places). There are four early non-runners from today's card including the Dessie Hughes trained Rare Bob in the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase at 3.35pm. The other non-runners are: Fair Dilemma 1.50pm, Volcanic and Rally 4.05pm. All non-runners are as a result of the going.
