Curragh believes it has found a cure for curse of the whistling roof

The days of the Curragh grandstand whistling over commentaries are coming to an end according to the track’s chief executive Pat Keogh, who says a matting solution has been identified to deal with the problem.

Home to one of the best racetracks in the world, the Curragh has been providing a unique soundtrack to Irish racing since undergoing an €81m facelift, with the Aga Khan grandstand producing a screeching sound when the wind blows in a certain direction since its unveiling in 2019.

However, the phantom of the Curragh's days appear to be numbered as the problem is finally expected to be sorted by the time paying racegoers are allowed to return to the track.

"We believe we have a solution," Keogh said on Thursday. "We will only know when we actually do it but we will be looking at that over the next number of months."

He added: "We will be putting in an acoustic matting on the roof. That is the plan. It would look like a small mattress. The problem with the roof is that there are perforations and, in certain winds, the winds go through those small holes. We will put the matting inside the whole roof. We have done tests on that and are very confident that it will work."

Curragh chief Pat Keogh: 'We will put the matting inside the whole roof. We have done tests on that and are very confident that it will work'Credit: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)

Keogh also confirmed that the remedial work being carried out to fix the problem will come at no extra cost to the Curragh.

Sisk Group was the construction company that undertook the project, while London-based Grimshaw Architects was responsible for the design. Keogh insisted that it was their responsibility to fix the screeching sound when quizzed on the subject last summer.

"That is the case, yes," is how he replied when asked if that remains the case.

The Curragh's 2021 season is due to begin with the launch of the Flat campaign on March 21, a fixture that is spearheaded by the €90,000 Paddy Power Irish Lincolnshire.

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