Leopardstown Sun 17 August 2008

G_H

might be a bit early but im going to lepordstown on sunday and havent a clue what to back any advice would be helpful heres the racecard

http://www.leopardstown.com/Content/Leopardstown/SubData/submeeting.aspx?mid=2008-221&rc=LP

BobbyD10

Check to see the meeting is going ahead as alot of rain due.

Were-rabbit

Course manager yesterday issued a warning in the racing post online that they were taking it as a wait and see situation, especially with the predicted forecast for today. Bobby is right keep an eye out for updates.

extract from yesterday:

Leopardstown adopt
"wait and see" policy

Tony O'Hehir


AN ADVERSE weather forecast for Fridaynight and Saturday had Leopardstown manager Tom Burke adopting a "wait and see" policy regarding Sunday's meeting at the track which features five Group races.

Burke said: "Conditions here have improved to yielding to soft, but the forecast is very bad. The Met Office told us early today that we could expect 20 to 30 millimetres of rain tonight and into tomorrow. They have since revised the forecast and told us we might get even more than originally forecast. So we'll just have to wait and see what happens. The rain is supposed to clear tomorrow evening."



Going was given as soft to yielding yesterday.


Not far from Leopardstown and it is raining since 9am and heavy enough at times, and the really bad rain not here... yet!
Thing is now forecast seems to be heavy rain later today and tonight.:(

Were-rabbit

update

SUNDAY'S high-profile meeting at Leopardstown is in doubt after officials called a 7.30am inspection.

The bumper eight-race card is scheduled to feature five Group-race contests, including the Debutante Stakes, one of three events transferred from last weekend's abandoned meeting at the Curragh.

The course has been hit by 32 millimetres of rain on Saturday, according to Irish Turf Club officials and the going has changed to heavy.

Racecourse manager Tom Burke said: "The rain has stopped and we're hoping we don't get any more."

Cantoris

I live beside the track and it's raining again.

Were-rabbit

Must be some sort of record RTE has the result of the inspection up ahead of everyone else!!
It would seem to have passed the 7.30am inspection!!


RTE sport
Leopardstown passes morning inspection
Sunday, 17 August 2008 08:10

Leopardstown has passed an inspection this morning, racing will begin at 2.15pm.

The meeting had been in doubt after torrential rain yesterday.

The Dublin venue suffered 32 millimetres of rain on Saturday, according to Irish Turf Club officials and the inspection set for 7.30am.

But the course was deemed raceable and the ground has been described as soft to heavy.


more rain forecast though dont look too bad out at the moment..:)