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Enda Bolger Double strike team for Cross country Chase Cheltenham

Enda Bolger will seek a sixth win in the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase at Cheltenham next month, with Yanworth and Josies Orders in contention following their efforts at Punchestown this week. Yanworth was third to Neverushacon as the 9-10 favourite on Tuesday – while the veteran Josies Orders, also owned by JP McManus, was one place behind his stablemate. Twelve-year-old Josies Orders has a tremendous record at Cheltenham, having won four times – including the Festival race in 2016. Bolger took the inaugural running in 2005 with Spot Thedifference. He said: “I hope Yanworth and Josies Orders will strip fitter for their runs in Punchestown. “They’ll know they had a race, so I’d say they’ll have a trip to the beach, and we’ll just freshen them up. Hopefully they’ll travel on the Sunday before Cheltenham – and less is better for them between now and then.” More attention than ever will be on the cross-country race this year, with Gordon Elliott’s dual Grand National winner...