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Would anyone who lives near the course be so kind as to provide daily updates on how much rain has fallen on the track.
I checked the Met Office today and it said there was some rain around Liverpool this afternoon but the official going according to Aintree website was still good (looked like it hadn't been updated for a couple of days).
Thanks a lot
I checked the Met Office today and it said there was some rain around Liverpool this afternoon but the official going according to Aintree website was still good (looked like it hadn't been updated for a couple of days).
Thanks a lot
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On racing post website today
Andrew Tulloch, clerk of the course at Aintree, reported on Wednesday that rain could be in store later in the week. He said: "There has been steady drizzle today, which has amounted to around 1mm, and the going remains good on all courses. "We could see some further showers tomorrow, with the forecast for a band of rain to arrive on Friday. Looking at the days before the big race, Tulloch added: "The long-range forecast is for unsettled conditions for the first half of next week, with maybe around 2-3mm of rain everyother day. "More settled conditions are predicted from Thursday onwards |
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5 mins away from course
no rain today light rain showers yesterday id be surprised if the ground is any softer than good ( naturally ) |
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Today was very warm sunshine for the time of year,,with a warm 20mph wind blowing for 8-9 hrs,,
Defo fast after today |
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Thanks for the updates. Please keep them coming.
Met Office now predicting medium/heavy rainfall on Sunday afternoon and more unsettled weather for the rest of next week. Silver By Nature not looking such a tap-in now unless the rain arrives..... |
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A bit of rain last night, and a heavy dew most nights before that will be keeping the ground fresh, no more than that. Good going looks a cert.
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Blazing sunshine for the next week. NAP
Proof will be the glowing suntans of all the "ladies" attending the meeting. |
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Many thanks to the posters near course.
Please keep us updated |
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No rain last night, cloudy and grey this morning, nothing yet but maybe a bit of drizzle later.
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I only live 30 mins away from Aintree and we've not had very much rain for a couple a weeks. The horse fields
which were a mud pit have dried up a lot for this time of year. Unless it rains real heavy it ain't going to be soft. |
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No rain again today, may get a smidgeon overnight,
Rain forcast sun/mon,, But here's something, 65-70 degrees, and sunny forcast Thurs/fri/sat. Under 9mins this year?, there's a chance! |
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Thurs Forecast
Partly Cloudy High 19°C Low 9°C Chance of Precip. 20 % Friday Forecast Partly Cloudy High 16°C Low 7°C Chance of Precip. 10 % Saturday Forecast Mostly Sunny High 14°C Low 7°C Chance of Precip. 10 |
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watered the National course today according to the RP...
AINTREE began watering the Grand National course on Friday in the build up to the three day festival, which starts Thursday. Clerk of the course Tulloch said: "The goingremains good on all courses at Aintree. "With the current forecast looking very uncertain, we took the decision today to begin watering the Grand National course. This was in order to maintain the current conditions and we will look at watering the Hurdle and Mildmay courses over the weekend. We will continue to monitor the situation closely. "The forecast is for generally dull conditions with the chance of a shower over the weekend and into the early part of next week, with conditions predicted to become drier and warmer from Wednesday onwards." |
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Rained last night as well. I am in Rufford about 15 miles away and there are a lot of puddles about this morning. If Aintree caught a few as well, they won't neeed to water anymore.
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I live 15mins from course- little bits of rain overnight and this morning nothing major still a steady breeze
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im 10 mins away, sun has just come out fairly warm with a steady breeze at the moment
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Glorious Day at Aintree Central ....
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More rain overnight not sure how much but has deffo rained
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Damp week forecast, get on the mudlarks.
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10 mins from course few Sharp showers since 11 o,clock, showers forecast until Tuesday nite in2 Wednesday morning followed by warm dry weather for all 3 days of the meeting
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just watched bbc news, guy reckons rain much of the week, amounts vary, its gonna get soft, p1ssing down tomoz.
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Not the remotest chance of soft ground, fine, windy and drying today. A few showers will only keep it fresh. Forget the soft/heavy ground types.
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it's Spissing Down Now!!! 5 Mins from track
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Thanks for the updates.
Sounds like a few heavy showers today but not enough to turn it soft. Mainly sunny tomorrow according to Met Office and then okay for the rest of the week. Good ground National here we come. |
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I've got an old umbrella which I've been saving for a rainy day.
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Steady rain for two hours, still coming down.
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plenty of rain over next 24 hrs according to bbc
http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/342 |
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Yeah - and then nothing for the rest of the week
http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/342?area=L9 Stick with Metcheck - the going will be good http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/7days.asp?zipcode=l9 |
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Rained for about three-four hours this morning,quite strong winds now. No more watering needed for sure. Good safe jumping ground for all three days, perhaps now starting off good to soft Thursday and good by Saturday. Should suit everyone.
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bbc weather suggesting rain till late afternoon 2moro and the possibility of rain on friday night. I'll hang fire till the meeting before I nail my colours to ground specific horses.
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1 mm overnight,,,No rain this morning to talk about, surprisingly warm.
It must be G/S now, and no requirement for the sprinklers, If he does not water FROM NOW TO THE START... will be Good, Good to soft in places Thu/fri, and definately Good on Saturday, 1 word of caution, they may get hit on Friday night, So if he waters after racing on Friday, and they get hit, we may have another Newbury situation like we had a few weeks ago. Plenty of time Saturday Morning to decide IMO |
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So thats it, No rain this afternoon, and 0 rain forcast until a possible few showers on friday night.
sunny at the moment, with a 10mph wind, and warm WED 20 degrees and sunny Thu 15 degrees and sunny spells, some cloud cover. 5 mph wind Fri 17 degrees, not a cloud in the sky. 8 mph wind, w'ell see some sites today, good hunting. Sat 19 degrees, sunny with some cloud cover. 8 mph wind. If it aint GOOD ground all around Saturday, blame the clerk. |
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Many thanks for your updates Really appreciated
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Lets get the sprinklers on
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read on another thread,rained again.
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we had 1mm over night,
white cloud n sunny spells, pretty warm outside, 18 maybe today, defo 16 at the moment, not a breath of wind. |
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Just read CotC says he had 4mm over night, no chance, unless someone had a / in his tube,,just over 1mm in my back garden, and im 300 yds away, he's not got this right..
After they race tomorrow, jocks will say Good ground imo, yes i agree it will be G/S on some parts of the GN course, Canal etc, I think he's wrong, and lets face it, Clerks of course wrong,,as this ever happened before? |
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Thanks again for the updates.
Looks like good weather for the next two days with the possibilty of showers on Friday night (not sure how possible though). So who is right, is it Jesus or Andrew Tulloch !! I hope from a punting viewpoint Mr Tulloch.... Please keep us posted if there's anymore rain overnight, TV pictures will tell us more tomorrow as well. Thanks. |
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light rain overnight which is now a light drizzle.......where is the sunshine promised!!
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Light Drizzle falling , expected to brighten up from 11 am ........fingers crossed [;)]
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