Weld waiting on rain for Swallow’s Champion flight

DERMOT WELD will only run Grey Swallow in the Baileys Irish Champion Stakes if there is significant rainfall ahead of the Group One contest at Leopardstown tomorrow.

Weld waiting on rain for Swallow’s Champion flight
Fri, 09 Sep, 2005 - 01:00
Keith Hamer

About 25 millimetres of rain is forecast before the 10-furlong event and that would make conditions suitable for last year’s Irish Derby winner.

However, Weld insists his four-year-old will not take his chance if the expected rainfall does not arrive.

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CourtsRacinghorse racingPlace: LeopardstownPlace: DublinPlace: OratorioPlace: DoncasterPlace: BritainPlace: NewmarketPlace: WindsorPlace: YorkPlace: Royal AscotPerson: SwallowPerson: Grey SwallowPerson: WeldPerson: King George VIPerson: Christophe SoumillonPerson: Kevin DarleyPerson: Michael BellPerson: Aidan O’BrienPerson: MotivatorPerson: Mona LisaPerson: AcePerson: Alexander GoldrunPerson: OxxPerson: HazaristaPerson: Tom BurkePerson: BurkePerson: Alan MunroPerson: HattanPerson: Kerrin McEvoyPerson: GodolphinPerson: Clive BrittainPerson: MunroPerson: ClivePerson: ScorpionPerson: Frankie DettoriPerson: O’BrienPerson: Hard TopPerson: Michael StoutePerson: John DunlopPerson: TawqeetPerson: KongPerson: David ElsworthPerson: Richard QuinnEvent: Baileys Irish Champion StakesEvent: Irish DerbyEvent: Queen Elizabeth Diamond StakesEvent: Vodafone DerbyEvent: Coral-Eclipse StakesEvent: Nassau StakesEvent: Irish Champion StakesEvent: Chester VaseEvent: Great Voltigeur StakesEvent: Great VoltigeurEvent: St LegerEvent: King Edward VII StakesOrganisation: MotivatorOrganisation: Ladbrokes St Leger
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