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Cheltenham Festival: turf soft as rain strikes

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the new stand at Cheltenham 23/10/15

The going at Cheltenham was reported as soft on Thrusday morning

  PICTURE: John Grossick (racingpost.com/photos)  

 By Keith Melrose 7:54AM 10 MAR 2016 

CHELTENHAM clerk of the course Simon Claisse reported on Thursday morning the track missed the worst of the rain that struck British and Irish courses on Wednesday, causing abandonments and inspections.

Speaking to the Racing Post, Claisse said: “We had 24mm Tuesday into Wednesday morning but we’ve had just 1mm since. It seems as though we’ve been very lucky. I’ve walked everything this morning and am happy to keep it at soft all round.

“I’m surprised at how well the course has taken the rain; a lot better than when we had that deluge before trials day at the end of January. The course was admittedly  a lot drier before the rain started this time.”

Looking towards the festival, which starts in five days’ time, Claisse added: “I’d be happy to stick with what I said yesterday, that we’ll probably have a mix of good to soft and soft, it just depends which is dominant.”

Dry forecast for Cheltenham

Claisse also seems positive about the forecast. “I cannot see any forecast that gives us any rain at all between now and Friday week,” he said. “There might be a couple of millimetres that day.

“It’s going to be dry and temperatures are due to creep up into double-figures over the weekend. About 90% of the ground we’ll be using won’t have been touched since last March, which will also make a big difference,” Claisse added.

Stratford forced to abandon

Other courses, including those not too far from Cheltenham, have suffered much worse as a result of Wednesday’s rainfall. Wincanton’s card on Thursday was abandoned after 27mm of rain, while Stratford on Monday is also off after the River Avon burst its banks on Wednesday.

There was also flooding reported at Huntingdon on Thursday morning after 20mm of rain. However, officials have described the situation as “hopeful” with six days before the next scheduled meeting.

Leicester on Friday had to survive a Thursday morning inspection but will race after 10mm of further rain on Wednesday. Warwick and Chepstow, both due to race at the weekend, reported 28mm and 40mm respectively through the course of Wednesday.

In Ireland, Limerick’s card on Friday, already put back from Thursday due to weaterlogging, is subject to an 8am inspection.

 

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