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Punchestown to inspect

Inspection at PunchestownInspection at Punchestown
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Wednesday's meeting at Punchestown must pass an 8am inspection on raceday morning.

Although the track is raceable, course officials will assess conditions due to an adverse overnight weather forecast.

The ground is currently heavy ahead of the seven-race National Hunt card, which is due to start at 2.15pm.

About Gary Carson
Gary started out as a trainee/assistant journalist with the Sporting Life newspaper and has worked in the racing industry for over 25 years. He has been with the Press Association since 2013 and won the Irish Field Nap Table in 2016. He enjoys working with horses and trained his own horse, Mamaslittlestar, to win a point-to-point in 2019.
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