Rain threatens race fixtures at Killarney and Roscommon

It is not yet clear whether race fixtures scheduled for Killarney and Roscommon in the coming days will be able to go ahead.

Rain threatens race fixtures at Killarney and Roscommon
Mon, 31 Aug, 2009 - 17:21

It is not yet clear whether race fixtures scheduled for Killarney and Roscommon in the coming days will be able to go ahead.

Following an inspection today, the steeplechase course at Killarney was found to be unfit for racing ahead of Wednesday’s meeting, and the Colin Counihan Tarmacadam Steeplechase has been abandoned as a result.

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