Heavy & heavy for both Irish meetings

Mark Nunan

Published at Nov 6, 2022, 8:35

Last year's winner Braeside lines up in the Paddy Power Cork Grand National
© Healy Racing Photos

No surprises on the going front this morning given the persistently unsettled weather in recent days.

Naas is heavy for the Flat finale meeting with 8mm of rain received since declarations. It's set to be mainly dry today with possible scattered showers this morning. The first of eight races is off at 12.10pm.

About Mark Nunan

Mark has followed racing since he was a teenager and worked for many years as a broadcaster with the Irish version of Racecall. He joined the Press Association in 2019 and is also a contributor to the Racing Post. A native of Kildare, he now lives in Sligo.

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