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Bellewstown misses overnight rain

Mark Nunan

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Published at Sep 29, 2021, 8:38

Bellewstown
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Bellewstown's two-day Flat fixture starts today and, following a dry night, the ground is now good to yielding, good in places.

The forecast is for dry weather today with the possibility of 5-10mm (approx.) of rain tomorrow morning.

The first of eight races goes to post at 2.05pm.

The ground for Gowran's two-day jumps fixture on Friday and Saturday remains good and watering is continuing.

Following 7mm of overnight rain, Tipperary is good to yielding for the National Hunt card on Sunday and yielding to soft for Monday's Flat action.

Showers are forecast for today with further rain tomorrow.

About Mark Nunan

Mark has followed racing since he was a teenager and worked for many years as a broadcaster with the Irish version of Racecall. He joined the Press Association in 2019 and is also a contributor to the Racing Post. A native of Kildare, he now lives in Sligo.

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