Dods wants rain for Mecca's Michael Dods is hoping the forecast rain hits the Curragh to allow him to run Mecca's Angel in the Invincible Spirit Sapphire Stakes on Saturday. Not seen since slamming a decent field in France on her reappearance in early May, a promising season is in danger of slipping away due to the fast ground this summer. Well fancied for the King's Stand at Royal Ascot, she was a late withdrawal as the ground dried out rapidly. She also missed a recent race at Sandown for which she was declared. "I'm hoping for good news from Ireland at some point to tell me it's raining as it has dried up to good to firm again," said Dods. "We are planning to go, and the 24-hour declarations are a help. "If it's good ground we'll go, but not if it's good to firm."
