Leopardstown hopeful Sunday's fixture will survive Officials at Leopardstown are “cautiously optimistic” about the chances of Sunday’s card going ahead. The first day of the Dublin Racing Festival on Saturday was called off following a morning inspection, with 17 millimetres of rain overnight making the track unraceable following a very wet week. That card, highlighted by the Irish Gold Cup, has been switched to Monday with the original second day hingeing on an 8am inspection on raceday. A week of record rainfall Leopardstown’s chief executive Mark Clayton said: “They are working away on the track. When we went out there this morning, it was unraceable after 17 millimetres of rain overnight, with 100mm during the week. “We were expecting 4-5mm this morning, but we have had about 2mm and we are forecast a dry day today and then through until Monday. “Given the forecast, we would be cautiously optimistic about Sunday’s card but we will have an inspection at 8am.” Sunday’s card is due to feature an Irish Champion Hurdle clash between Lossiemouth and Brighterdaysahead, with the two-mile contest one of four scheduled Grade One events.
