Primevil Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Hardly any if at all over the next 6 days leading up to 2nd March. They will surely plan to water if the 10 day forecast is right, they cant see much falling...:eek Good safe Ground, with some decent times IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andymca Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Re: GOOD Ground Anticipated For Opening Day of Cheltenham. its a certainty they will water the course horse safety is the number one priority these day and rightly so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primevil Posted February 27, 2013 Author Share Posted February 27, 2013 Re: GOOD Ground Anticipated For Opening Day of Cheltenham. 12 days to go...and hardly any rain in the forecast...if your horse needs underfoot conditions, its a major negative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaker1 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Re: GOOD Ground Anticipated For Opening Day of Cheltenham. just took this from racing post Cheltenham unlikely to water before festival CHELTENHAM clerk of the course Simon Claisse on Tuesday cast doubt on the likelihood of having to water before the festival after a revised weather forecast predicted rain in the lead-up to the meeting. Claisse said the rate the track was drying out had slowed and that the going remained a mix of soft and good to soft on the Old, New and Cross Country course. "I had an update yesterday from John Kettley, who is suggesting that from Thursday of next week until the beginning of the festival there will be rain," he said. "His range was between 12 and 15mm, more on the Saturday, Sunday and Monday than on the Thursday and Friday. It's still a long way out to be certain, but on the basis of that forecast I could confidently rule out watering." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primevil Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 Re: GOOD Ground Anticipated For Opening Day of Cheltenham. That is obviously sensible, as the forcast i was looking at was certainly no rain till thursday, however I would think it will be good all around by then due to the High Pressure we are under, most days until next thursday hitting a high of between 50-55 in sunshine. I very much think it will be good/soft on the first day, regardless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primevil Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share Posted March 4, 2013 Re: GOOD Ground Anticipated For Opening Day of Cheltenham. Wed/Thu/Fri...A lump of rain is forcast....Good/Soft all round will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primevil Posted March 6, 2013 Author Share Posted March 6, 2013 Re: GOOD Ground Anticipated For Opening Day of Cheltenham. Frost covers going on over the weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE % MAN Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Re: GOOD Ground Anticipated For Opening Day of Cheltenham. IT COULD NOW BE FROSTY ON TUESDAY AND TEMPS COULD BE -5 THE NIGHT BEFORE AND THE COVERS MAYBE STAYING ON TILL TUESDAY MORNING THIS CAME OVER THE BOOKIES RADIO THIS AFTERNOON SO LETS HOPE THE COVERS DO THE TRICK IF THE FORCAST IS CORRECT. T%M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andygazza Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Re: GOOD Ground Anticipated For Opening Day of Cheltenham. Just posted on the frost threat, not good news hopefully the covers can take that level of cold It's bloody March what is with this weather! :wall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowles10 Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Re: GOOD Ground Anticipated For Opening Day of Cheltenham. the temp is due to rise during the day though so should be ok with covers on and also 1st 2 days are old course and last 2 days new course, everything will be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primevil Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 Re: GOOD Ground Anticipated For Opening Day of Cheltenham. Yep but...Whatever we get in rain up to Saturday night...THAS IT!.. They wont be able to water SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY....and maybe WED... -5 sunday night and monday night..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primevil Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 Re: GOOD Ground Anticipated For Opening Day of Cheltenham. The rain will not fall again until at least thursday, when the temp starts to rise again, However more than was anticipated in the rain fall over the last 72 hours..Put the ground as Soft, but without a doubt will be stickey,,,due to the covers going on tonight and tomorrow night...a low of -4 at worst, rising to +1 at best Monday. On monday night the worst it will go to is -4...But rising on tuesday to +4...Wrap up well if your going Tuesday, maybe some sunshine Tuesday. Tuesday again will fall to -4 low over night, but Temp is slightly better on Wednesday rising to +6..But again wed night thu morning will fall below freezing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowles10 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Re: GOOD Ground Anticipated For Opening Day of Cheltenham. i would have loved the ground we had last week but so be it, will feel more like Kempton Boxing day weather than spring at Cheltenham but we have to take what we get. I remember moons ago the sight of snow on the track a few times in the last 25 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trips Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Re: GOOD Ground Anticipated For Opening Day of Cheltenham. ATR mentioned the course is now soft,the covers will prevent the ground from drying out so highly unlikely it will be good ground, will stay soft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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