Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase favourite Prengarde is settling into his new home in Co Limerick as trainer Enda Bolger gets him ready for a prep run ahead of the Cheltenham Festival.

JP McManus recently acquired the six-year-old who was unbeaten in his last five starts over fences in France with all of those victories coming at Compiegne, four of which were over the cross-country course at that northern venue. His last outing before leaving the care of Hector de Lageneste and Guillaume Macaire saw him win a Listed race over 3m3f on the cross-country course in November.

Prengarde is a best price of 5/1 to give banks maestro Bolger another win in the cross-country event at the festival which he has previously won on five occasions.

"He's a gorgeous looking horse and I'm very lucky that I have him,” said Bolger.

“I don't know where we're going to go with him, he might have a tune up over hurdles.

“He knows enough about jumping, he's very professional in his races.”

Asked whether he had been schooled over the cross-country course at Howardstown he added:- “No, there is no need for it. We've just let him settle in and enjoy himself.

“He's going to take a run because he hasn't run since November. Then he had to travel, settle in and acclimatise. Mr McManus and Frank (Berry) will point him in the right direction anyway.”

Additional reporting by Gary Carson