Punchestown given green light

This afternoon’s meeting at Punchestown goes ahead after the track passed a precautionary inspection.

Officials checked conditions at 8am ahead of the fourth day of the Festival meeting and reported the course to be fit for racing, although the going remains heavy.

The five-race card gets underway at 4.55pm with Hurricane Fly the star attraction in the Rabobank Champion Hurdle, one of three Grade One events on the card.