Deluge puts Irish 2,000 Guineas card in doubt but Curragh officials remain ‘hopeful’

“We were forecast 15 millimetres at the most in the last 24 hours, and got 35 millimetres. It’s come completely out of left field, unfortunately.”

Fri, 21 May, 2021 - 10:04

Officials at the Curragh are more hopeful than confident about the chances of Saturday’s Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas card going ahead after calling a morning inspection for 7.30am.

Pat Keogh, chief executive at the home of Irish Flat racing, confirmed the course is currently unraceable after being hit by a volume of rain far in excess of what was forecast.