Bellewstown change schedule

Bellewstown have rejigged their programme for this week’s August Festival in order to preserve their ground.

Several meetings in Ireland have fallen by the wayside in recent days because of the wet weather and the picturesque County Meath track has been another to struggle with waterlogging.

Kevin Coleman, Bellewstown’s secretary and manager, said: “We will have a Flat card on Wednesday and an all jumps card on the Thursday.

“Over the weekend it was looking like we might only be able to race on the Thursday. We are soft, heavy in places on both tracks and it has been drying up, but we still have our fingers crossed.

“There is a front coming in on Wednesday so we’ll have to watch our options but at the moment we’re happy to be racing on both days.”

Coleman is expecting a bumper crowd on the Thursday evening where the model Caprice has been booked to judge the ’Most Appropriately Dressed Lady’ competition.