Leopardstown expect good ground for Champion Stakes

Leopardstown’s Racing and Operations manager Nessa Joyce is expecting next weekend’s Red Mills Irish Champion Stakes to be run on a sound surface.

Although the Dublin venue has been hit by significant rainfall over the past week, the forecast is brighter for the coming days and Joyce is expecting the ground to dry out and believes the going could be good come raceday.

“The forecast for the week is quite consistent, which is good, and we aren’t forecast any major bands of rain,” said Joyce.