Cheltenham rule out watering

Any chance of Cheltenham watering the course ahead of next week`s three-day National Hunt Festival has been dismissed.

A course spokesman said today: 'We have a forecast of showers, sun and then rain for Monday so the option of watering the course has been ruled out.

'The official ground is now good to soft and soft in places on the new course while the old course is good to soft but good in places.'