Following 6mm of rain through yesterday the ground at Punchestown today Wednesday through to Saturday is yielding to soft (Hurdle/Chase/Bumper) & good, good to firm in places (Cross Country).

There's a mainly dry forecast with the possibility of passing showers in County Kildare.

Action again begins this afternoon at the home of Irish National Hunt racing at 3.40.

There's an 8-race card with 3 Grade One contests, the Coral Punchestown Gold Cup, the Irish Daily Mirror Novice Hurdle and the Racing Post App Champion I.N.H. Flat Race For The Conyngham Cup.