Friday going updates

Published at Oct 31, 2025, 8:33

The Yellow Clay is a leading Down Royal fancy on Friday
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Following 9mm of rain & strong winds, Down Royal remains good to yielding (Hurdle) & good, good to yielding in places (Chase).

Showers today (6-7mm approx.)

First of seven races due off at 1.02.

The featured bottlegreen Hurdle (Listed Race) at 2.37 sees the Gordon Elliott trained The Yellow Clay head the betting under Jack Kennedy.

Meanwhile, the going at Dundalk this evening is standard.

The first of seven races gets underway at 5.30. Sir Les Patterson heads the market for the featured Bar One Double Odds First Goalscorer Handicap at 6.30.

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