Going updates Ballinrobe's high-profile National Hunt card, sponsored in its entirety by local firm McHale Engineering and Farm Machinery, features seven races with the first off at 2.05pm. The ground is Yielding, Soft in places and the forecast is for a mainly dry day with a slight risk of showers. Galway race over jumps on Monday evening with the first of eight races getting under way at 4.05pm. It’s Yielding on the hurdles course and Yielding, Yielding to soft in places on the chase course. That’s followed by a Flat meeting at Ballybrit on Tuesday and the ground is described as Soft for that. It’s a mainly dry outlook with a risk of showers prior to racing tomorrow (3-4mm approx.) and some light showers during racing on Tuesday (1-2mm approx.). Punchestown have two afternoons of jumping on Tuesday and Wednesday and their ground is currently Good to Yielding, Yielding in Places. The forecast is unsettled over the coming days with a risk of showers, and the situation is being monitored regarding watering. The inside track will be used on the first circuit only.
