Today's meeting at Punchestown has been cancelled due to a wind warning which has been issued for the areas surrounding the Kildare course.

Racing had been subject to a 7.30am inspection with heavy rain forecast, and this morning officials have cancelled the meeting as winds are set to pick up.

With that updated weather warning and the timing of the high winds, we have made the decision to cancel the fixture todav and look for an alternative date, which we hope to confirm early this morning.

Brendan Sheridan, Clerk of the Course

Punchestown meeting cancelled due to Status Orange wind warning

Clerk of the course Brendan Sheridan reports “the track at Punchestown remains fit for racing following 6mm of rain overnight, however when speaking to Met Éireann just after 7am this morning they informed us that the wind warning in place would be upgraded to Status Orange nationwide.

"The wind warning was upgraded at 7.18am this morning and is valid between 11am and 9pm today with the forecasters telling us we could have gusts of up to 110km/h at times during the dav in this area.

"With that updated weather warning and the timing of the high winds, we have made the decision to cancel the fixture todav and look for an alternative date, which we hope to confirm early this morning."