The ground for the opening day of the five-day Punchestown Festival which begins at 3.40pm today is described as Good to Yielding on the Hurdle, Chase and Bumper tracks.

There is fresh ground for each of the five days.

The Cross Country course is Good to Firm, Firm in places.

Temperatures are expected to be slightly cooler than recent days with a high of 12.5 degrees and some light rain forecast.

📍 @punchestownrace Cross Country Course

🗣️ Brendan Sheridan brings us around the 4m2f for the La Touche Cup which takes place on Thursday

🏆 The La Touche has 36 obstacles &; is the longest race in Ireland

🏇 Cross Country action over 3m1f &; 28 obstacles on Tuesday &; Saturday pic.twitter.com/IqHo33706T

— IHRB (@ihrb_ie) April 26, 2021

Early non-runners are Clever Currency (injured), Nero Rock (temperature), Stormy Master (allergy) and Rich Belief (temperature) which are out of the first race while Rockonsoph (coughing) doesn't run in the concluding bumper at 7.35pm.

Outsider Daily Tiger (temperature) has been taken out of the Champion Chase at 5.25pm leaving six runners.