Irish going question

[fivelongdays]

I don’t want to sound thick, but when an Irish course is said to have ‘Yielding’ ground, what does that mean in comparison with British courses?

Sorry if it’s already been answered/is blindingly obvious!

BlueSky @pghenn.bsky.social

So don't run, just like the others always do

[Imperial Call]

It’s our equivalent of what they’d describe as good-to-soft in the UK.

Irish going descriptions:
Firm
Good-to-firm
Good
Good-to-Yielding
Yielding
Yielding-to-Soft
Soft
Soft-to-Heavy
Heavy

[andyod]

Many irish courses just guess at the going. No secretary ,no official to establish the going,no nothing except a guess and nobody knows who guessed.!!!I spend half an hour at Gowran one day and could not find anyone responsible for establishing the "going".

[cornflakes]

If they tell you its soft in limerick, its heavy. If they tell you its heavy well then its a swamp!

[Imperial Call]

Dundalk & Thurles – Ireland’s two a/w tracks!

[andyod]

It seems like the kiss of death to have drainage work done on any course,for example Punchestown,Limerick and now Fairyhouse and Wexford.They have drained naturally for a hundred years.

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