Racing at Leopardstown to go ahead Racing at Leopardstown this afternoon goes ahead after conditions at the track 'improved considerably' from yesterday. The first day of the track`s Christmas Festival was lost when the ground was found to be waterlogged and today`s card, which features the Ericsson Chase and woodiesdiy.com Christmas Hurdle, was also under threat with an inspection called to assess prospects. But after a 7 a.m. inspection this morning, racecourse manager Tom Burke said: 'We`re okay - good news at last. We were dry overnight and the track has improved considerably from yesterday actually. 'We`re more than pleased because we weren`t terribly optimistic yesterday. 'But it`s worked out well and we`re thrilled to be going ahead.'
