Irish-trained horses given top weight in three Cheltenham handicaps
Irish-trained horses have been handed top weight in three of the handicaps at next months Cheltenham Festival and joint top weight in a fourth.
The Enda Bolger trained Garde Champetre is the highest weighted in the Cross Country Chase.
P'tit Fute from the Francis Flood stable heads the list for the Pertemps Final, and Dessie Hughes' Schindlers Hunt has been rated highest in the Freddie Williams Festival Plate.
Eric MacNamara's Larkwing is one of three top weights in the Festival's newest race, the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys Hurdle.
