Gowran Issue Positive Bulletin Officials at Gowran Park are 'optimistic' Thursday's meeting, featuring the Ellen Construction Thyestes Handicap Chase, will go ahead.Although the going is described as heavy, the course is raceable and the weather forecast gives the executive plenty of encouragement.'I'd be optimistic that we can go ahead,' said Gowran's clerk of the course Paddy Graffin.'Obviously it is not surprising the way things are going that the going is heavy, but there's no water lying anywhere.'It is going to be extremely testing but the weather forecast is reasonable over the next couple of days.'If the weather forecast is accurate I'd be optimistic.'It wouldn't be pretty, but it's perfectly OK.'We had 10 millimetres of rain on Sunday and we are still fit to race.'(C) PA Sport
