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See in the last 48 hrs we’ve gone from all dry to heavy rain on Sunday and showers on Monday….I’m sure they just guess these forecasts….looks like any decision on watering could be taken out of their hands….?
This is the best forecast, specifically aimed at the racecourse
Weather forecast for the racecourse next week
http://www.myweather2.com/Horse-Racing/United-Kingdom/Cheltenham-Racecourse.aspx
This is the best forecast, specifically aimed at the racecourse
Weather forecast for the racecourse next week
http://www.myweather2.com/Horse-Racing/United-Kingdom/Cheltenham-Racecourse.aspx
So this forecast shows just over 1mm of rain from now until the start of the Festival. This is different from the forecast I have seen for quite a bit of rain both Sunday and Monday. I’m sure they show different forecasts to say that the forecast was correct. But which one
Presume the hills around Cheltenham Racecourse mean the track has its own micro-climate, different to surrounding areas. When there’s only a small possibility of significant rain then they have to water – otherwise we MIGHT be starting on good-firm. Of course this also means IF Cheltenham does get the rain it will be softer than it would be without watering. Am sure IF that does happen we’ll get the usual suspects complaining about over-watering, but these things can’t be helped. Unfortunately, nobody KNOWS for certain how much rain they’re going to get. Priority should be to NEGATE the chance of good-firm, a surface that increases the number of injuries and fatalities. Especially when (because it’s “Cheltenham”) connections are more inclined to take a chance with soft ground horses.
Value Is EverythingOne thing is for sure: There’s no “good-soft” in the ground. Time says it is genuinely GOOD ground, if anything closer to good-firm than good-soft imo.
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