Heavy rain in Ireland in the last 24 hours has left the Curragh racecourse partly waterlogged, forcing a 7.30am inspection on Saturday ahead of the first of two Classic race days this weekend.
The racecourse's chief executive Pat Keogh confirmed that the course is currently unraceable. He said: “We got a lot more rain than we anticipated overnight. We were forecast 15 millimetres at the most in the last 24 hours, and we got 35 millimetres. It's come completely out of left field, unfortunately.”
He added, “The track would not be raceable today. Most of the track is raceable, but there are a few [waterlogged] areas and we will look to get that off the track.
“We're hopeful, but we will have a precautionary inspection tomorrow morning.”
Along with the G1 Irish 2000 Guineas, the first of two days of racing is also set to feature three further Group races, while the G1 Irish 1,000 Guineas and G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup is set to be staged on Sunday.
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