No ground fears for superstar Sacre

Nicky Henderson is happy for Sprinter Sacre to take his chance on testing ground in the Boylesports.com Champion Chase at Punchestown today.

Henderson, who will be crowned champion trainer at Sandown on Saturday, has been in contact with Punchestown’s general manager Richie Galway on a daily basis for the past week to check on conditions.

Stable jockey Barry Geraghty was also sent to walk the track and reported back that conditions were not that desperate, especially as the feature event on the opening day of the Festival is the first race over fences.