Cork to inspect at 7.30am

Published at Jan 7, 2022, 17:08

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A precautionary 7.30am inspection has been called for Cork's meeting on Saturday, with overnight rain forecast.

There has been 10mm of rain at the track since this morning with the ground now heavy, with the inspection being called due to forecast overnight rain of up to approximately 12mm.

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