White Birch (left) beats Up And Under to win the Ballysax

Racing inspections and weather latest


Sunday's meetings at Carlisle and Leopardstown are both fit to go ahead following morning inspections.

Leopardstown features the Ballysax Stakes - a recognised Group Three Derby trial won by top-class performers Galileo (2001), High Chaparral (2002) and Harzand (2016) in the past - and is also set to stage two other Group Three events in the Ballylinch Stud “Red Rocks” Stakes and the Ballylinch Stud “Priory Belle” Stakes.

Clerk of the course Lorcan Wyer said: “The track at Leopardstown is fit for racing and the fixture scheduled for today goes ahead.

“The ground remains heavy but we had no measurable rain at the track in the last 24 hours and some strong winds. Today looks to be mainly sunny and breezy.”

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Carlisle also goes ahead following an early check of the Cumbrian track, but Downpatrick’s meeting had already been cancelled.

Saturday’s meeting at Uttoxeter was given the go-ahead following a morning check, but racing at the Curragh was called off due to waterlogging.

Tuesday’s Flat meeting at Navan has been called off, along with Hexham’s jumps card on the same day.

Looking even further ahead, officials at Leicester have announced an inspection for 8am on Tuesday ahead of the track’s scheduled fixture on Friday, with the course currently waterlogged and unraceable.


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