Soft ground in Cheltenham again The going at Cheltenham ahead of day two of the festival is Soft on the Old Course and Soft, Good to Soft in places on the New Course and the Cross Country Course. Willie Mullins' Impaire Et Passe heads the market for the opening Grade 1 Ballymore Novices' Hurdle at 1.30pm. Gordon Elliott's Gerri Colombe bids to maintain his unbeaten record in the Grade 1 Brown Advisory Novices' Chase (2.10pm).