Ground eases slightly at Clonmel Following 7mm of rain overnight Clonmel is now yielding to soft, soft in places ahead of today's action. There is set to be occasional light rain this morning, clearing this afternoon. The ground at Gowran Park is soft to heavy ahead of Saturday. It is set to be mainly dry today with the possibility of 3mm (approx) of rain tomorrow. The forecast is mainly dry Saturday with some rain later in the day. Fairyhouse race again next Tuesday and the ground is soft on the hurdle track and soft, soft to heavy on the chase course. It's an unsettled forecast. The ground at Punchestown ahead of next Thursday is yielding to soft. It's an unsettled forecast in Kildare. They are using the inside track on the first circuit and finishing on the main track.