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Thurles inspection due to threat of snow

Thurles RacecourseThurles Racecourse
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Tomorrow's meeting at Thurles is subject to an early morning inspection due to the threat of snow, with officials set to check the County Tipperary venue at 7.30am.

Met Eireann has issued a Status Yellow snow/ice weather warning for Munster, Leinster and Connacht tomorrow, with snow accumulations of 5cm in some areas (higher on mountains).

This will transition to rain in the south and west on Thursday evening.

The seven-race Thurles card is scheduled to begin at 1.45pm and features the Horse & Jockey Rated Novice Hurdle.

Looking further ahead there is racing on the Polytrack at Dundalk on Friday evening, while the weekend action is at Naas and Punchestown.

About Alan Magee
Alan has worked in the racing industry for well over 30 years including with the Sporting Life, Turform and Irish Racing Services. He took up his current role as Irish Racing Team Leader with the Press Association in 2013. He has a keen interest in most sports and plays golf.