Testing ground at Thurles Following a further 10mm of rain since 8am yesterday Thurles is now soft to heavy ahead of this afternoon's card. The weather forecast for today predicts that it will be cool and windy with widespread showers. Gowran Park is now heavy for their card on Friday after 12mm of rain. Following 16mm of rain since entries Navan is soft on the hurdle track and soft to heavy on the chase course ahead of Saturday's meeting. There is the possibility of a further 5 to 10mm of rain prior to racing. Limerick race on Sunday and it's now soft to heavy there following 12mm of rain since entries. Following 14mm of rain since entries Naas on Sunday is soft on the chase course and yielding to soft on the hurdle track. Down Royal is yielding, yielding to soft in places ahead of next Wednesday. There is an unsettled forecast for the area over the coming days.
