THE Irish authorities have always been very accommodating to British-trained = runners, allowing them to run in many of our marquee hunter chases, such as the Champion Hunter Chase at the Punchestown Festival, the former Raymond Smith hunter chase, Tetretema Cup and Joseph O’Reilly Hunter Chase.

Last Saturday’s Tetretema Cup is one of the five Irish hunter chases run this spring up to the Punchestown Festival which is open to British trained runners.