Tramore’s Saturday evening meeting of the August Racing Festival has been cancelled, following 35mm of overnight rain due to Storm Betty - which left concerns over the safety of moving the stalls on and off the track.
The course staged a seven-race jumps fixture on Friday evening, but the conditions worsened as the card progressed.
Clerk of the course Paddy Graffin said: ”Unfortunately, due to all the rain we had yesterday and overnight, approximately 35mm, we’ve had to cancel this evening’s Flat fixture.
“The ground we raced on yesterday, to get stalls across the track we would do irreparable damage. To get stalls back and forward in the time that it takes to cover a circuit around here would be a major safety issue.”
The organisers do not anticipate any problems with Sunday’s jumps meeting at Tramore going ahead.
“We’ve loads of fresh ground and that won’t be an issue for them,” he said. “Mainly due to the fact we can’t get stalls out and eight races, we just consider this unfit for Flat racing today. Due to the favourable weather forecast, I don’t envisage any problems for Sunday.”
WLR will now broadcast live from Tramore Races on Sunday afternoon, when Style Day will take place. All packages and tickets are still valid for tomorrow's fixture.
