Fairyhouse confident of racing Wednesday A dry day yesterday has greatly helped ground conditions at Fairyhouse and officials are expecting tomorrow's star-studded card, billed as "the best free National Hunt meeting ever" to go ahead. A total of 34 millimetres of rain fell in the space of a few hours on Sunday morning to wash away that afternoon's card, after which the Bar One Racing-sponsored three Grade 1 races were rescheduled for Wednesday afternoon. The mid-week fixture was also in danger of being lost with the track still waterlogged on Monday morning, but conditions have improved and racecourse manager Caroline Gray is confident of the seven-race card going ahead. "We are good to go again. The drains are working well and the ditches are full but the water is getting away," said Gray. "We were raceable yesterday afternoon and although we are forecast five to six millimetres this afternoon and showers tomorrow, we are set to go. There is no significant rain forecast in the immediate future, which is why we decided to race earlier in the week than later," Gray told At The Races. Fairyhouse are offering free admission to racegoers for the rescheduled fixture.
