Busy schedule for Irish at Cheltenham today There are 12 Irish trained horses racing at Cheltenham's opening day of its Open meeting today with four of those to contest the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase. Enda Bolger runs banks favourite Garde Champetre, Willie Mullins sends Uncle Junior, Fort George represents Henry De Bromhead while Denis Murphy send Theroadtocroker. Elsewhere on the card, the Grade 2 Opus Energy Novice Hurdle sees the promising Steps to Freedom in action against eight rivals, including fellow Irish raiders Absolutelyfantastic, Redera and Flycorn.
