Newmarket set to start on 'proper good ground' after rain
Newmarket clerk of the course Michael Prosser is expecting "proper good ground" for the start of the Moet & Chandon July festival on Thursday after the course was hit by 16.5mm of rain on Tuesday into Wednesday, which saw the going ease to good from good to firm.
Prosser said: "We just missed some heavy thunderstorms on Monday, but we got essentially two-thirds of an inch Tuesday into Wednesday – 16.5mm – which is perfect."
He added: "The rain cleared this morning and the ground would now be on the slow side of good. We're forecast to be dry until the first race on Thursday, by which time I anticipate it will be proper good ground."
The remainder of the meeting looks set to be fairly uncomplicated, so long as the forecast continues to hold up.
Prosser said: "We have a chance of a small shower on Thursday afternoon/evening, but after that we're set fair. It's to be 21C Thursday and Friday and up to 25C on Saturday.
"If that's the case, I'd imagine we'd be on the fast side of good on Friday and good to firm by Saturday and we wouldn't need to add any water ourselves."
Ascot reported 32mm of rainfall and on Wednesday there were some soft places on the round course to go with general good to soft ground.
York, which makes up the third major leg of 'Super Saturday', had just 4mm of rain on Tuesday and reported good ground on Wednesday.
Coronation Stakes runner-up Roly Poly is a best-priced 9-4 favourite for Friday's Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes, for which seven fillies have been declared.
Racehorse Owners Association members who are part of the Racecourse Badge Scheme can now get in for free at Newmarket on Friday, the meeting having not initially been among participating fixtures.
ROA members who are not part of the badge scheme can book free admission via a Jockey Club Racecourses link in the member area of the ROA website, by close of business on Thursday.
The first four races on Thursday and Friday's Newmarket cards will be shown on ITV3 as ITV4 is covering the Tour de France.
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