Gold Cup transferred to Saturday card

THE thetote.com Gold Cup, worth €84,000 to the winner, will now be run at Punchestown on Saturday, after it was one of two chases abandoned yesterday.

The track was inspected by Ruby Walsh, clerk of the course, Brendan Sheridan, and Punchestown racing manager, Richie Galway.

Torrential rain — some 15 millimetres fell by lunchtime — led to the chase track being waterlogged and officials had no choice but to call off the Gold Cup and the Guinness Handicap Chase. Punchestown was also lashed by high winds for much of the day.