Tomorrow’s Fairyhouse card moved to Thursday

DUE to the adverse weather forecast for the weekend, with ground frosts predicted for both today and tomorrow, Horse Racing Ireland has agreed to a request from Fairyhouse Racecourse to transfer its fixture tomorrow to Thursday, December 2.

Peter Roe, acting Fairyhouse Manager, explained: “Following a committee meeting this evening we have decided to move the Fairyhouse Saturday card to next Thursday in order to give the best possible chance of racing going ahead on Sunday. With three top quality Grade 1 races on the premier day of National Hunt racing in Ireland pre-Christmas, we want to do everything possible to preserve Sunday’s card.”

Meanwhile, Noble Prince, as short as 4-1 second favourite with William Hill for the Bar One Racing Drinmore Novice Chase at Fairyhouse on Sunday, will not run in the Grade 1 race.