Weather / Ground Conditions

[nwalton]

yes mate i am next door to Fergal Obrien yard and we had two hours of quiet solid rain again, been very went down here all winter

[Wilts]

Yeah, yesterday’s local forecast did say rain was going to ‘hang around’ across Glos/Cheltenham most of the day.

[stilvi]

You wouldn’t want a good ground horse. I suspect wild, wet, and mild weather will become the winter/spring norm, if it hasn’t already.

Just hope it doesn’t get too bad next week.

[Gingertipster]

Thanks nwalton, your posts are very useful.

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[nwalton]

thank you, not to much rain overnight but drizzling and damp again this morning

Nearly at the post now and for it it has to be on opening day soft

Be interesting the COC update

[GM23]

Thanks for the updates nwalton.

They had expected max 8mm over the weekend but got 7mm on Saturday alone.
Going by your reports from yesterday, It’s looking like genuinely testing ground now.

How far are you from the track, 10 miles or so? Is it possible they could’ve missed some of the rain?

[nwalton]

I live right next to Fergal Obrien’s yard in Andoversford so a touch over six miles, was in town yesterday and they were getting it as well. I will update in morning but just dull and overcast at present with a very little drizzle in the air.

[stilvi]

Official going this morning still maintained as soft. Not too fussed about the Cross Country, but that is given as heavy (soft in places). Surprised it hasn’t worsened.

[nwalton]

Maybe he dont want to be put heavy into the going report, I dont know if it is, but as said cant have any good to soft in places at present

[Wilts]

A spell of moderate to heavy rain just been forecast on local weather tv forecast, for the early hours and up until about 10 oclock in the morn.

Tom afters will likely be soft, heavy in places i reck.

[nwalton]

after dry day yesterday been raining quiet heavy since about 5.15am. still raining now

Good luck to all nearly there now

[nwalton]

COC just updated soft HEAVY in places

[He Didnt Like Ground]

There more chance of Shergar turning up at Cheltenham than Banbridge …

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[Gladiateur]

Thanks for the update. It’s going to be pretty testing by this afternoon, given that the forecast shows no sign of the rain abating until mid-afternoon.

[Tizaaards Cider]

Don’t say that HDLG!! Wash your potty mouth out!

He’s gonna run and so is Hewick and there both gonna win! On good to soft ground! You heard it here first!

[nwalton]

yeah Gladiateur its pretty black skies looks like still a bit to come

[nwalton]

Good to soft ground Honestly Tizzard you are hoping even on the new course come thursday

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