No more watering at Cheltenham

CHELTENHAM clerk of the course Simon Claisse has no further plans to water the track ahead of next week’s Festival.

Prestbury Park was hit by 11 millimetres of rain on Tuesday and, having assessed the current conditions and the forecast for the rest of the week, Claisse feels there is no need to turn on the taps.

“We had 11mm and with conditions as they are, we will not be watering the course any further,” said Claisse.