Going showing as Soft at the Mo

I was reading we could see 20 degrees at weekend so ground will be watered to keep it good to soft.

Will need watering. Went for a walk int he Cheshire countryside yesterday and couldn't believe how dry the fields were

Why not let nature run its course? All this bloody animal rights tosh.

If you have a horse that needs genuine top of the ground, you'd be better off selling it because its never going to get its ground in this day and age.

Absolutely lovely day today in Liverpool. Light breeze and 15-18 degrees from 11am-6pm. Another day or two like that and he'll have the taps on.

Sadly I don't think we'll ever see another "natural ground" race at either Aintree or Cheltenham ever again. We now need to make the most of what we've got.

Nearly sun lotion weather today

ground will be perfect for Saturday after watering . no excuses for any horse .

sure to ride on the soft side off good saterday worse day for weather cloudy

ground will be perfect for Saturday after watering . no excuses for any horse .

Apart from the fast ground horses.

Spot on Angel.
Years ago I used to study this race alongside long-range weather forecasts. Part of the excitement was working out what kind of weather we would get National week. Now I just study various levels of wetness

No chance of Mr Frisks` course record ever being broken Mully.
Look back at his race record. He won 9 races
2 wins on Firm
6 wins on good/firm
1 win on good.

He wouldn`t be winning the Grand National in this day and age. Yes, the ground would be the excuse.

has to be watered


Its like the mediterranean today

Why water ?

Because it's cheap.

It really gets on my nerves this watering,let nature take its course ffs

Agreed

Corum     09 Apr 15 18:55 
Because it's cheap


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I'm honoured that you have deemed my post worthy of a response.

Why thank you sir. I'm honoured that such a prolific writer as yourself could find the time to reply to my questionable humour.Good luck tomorrow.

And you sir

such a prolific writer

Like William Shakespeare, aye Facts

watching the topham I wouldn't say the going 'looks' good..... surely it is riding softer than that....

Yep - they've watered it too much. it 's been ruined. Rain forecast tonight. Soft tomorrow ?

watered again last night!!!! BBC weather suggests it rained a lot this morning.

AINTREE began selective watering of all three courses after racing on Friday.

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Clerk of the course Andrew Tulloch said: "We have had another warm and dry day. Our policy is to provide safe jumping ground, and this is why we are watering parts of all three courses. I am planning selective watering, putting on three millimetres.

"The showers that could come overnight are only possible and even if they arrived I only expect them to deliver one to two millimetres."

The going on the Mildmay course was described as good, good to soft in places on Friday evening while both the hurdle course and National course were good to soft, good in places.

They're watering policy is nonsensical

* their ffs !

Agree totally Facts, 2009 was the last year soft was not mentioned in the going description.

they got their soft ground winner?