Cheltenham Festival
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can we get some info on a daily basis from people who actually live or are in Cheltenham from now on please...no weather guessers or people who just live up the road.... etc etc.....many thanks
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yep,the cheltenham residents only thread.
sounds good to me. |
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ring the local b&b,s about rooms, and slip in whats the weather like?
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Lovely day today. Sunny and warmer than the previous few weeks.
No rain. |
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been to pick up some tickets from course today an spoke to few lads that said it has dried out alot but the forecast is rain so anything can happen yet keep u posted lads
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Yes there is rain due on Wednesday and Thursday mate.
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great stuff lads...any update for today ,many thanks
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Dry sunny and warm today - beautiful Spring day.
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cheers
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well lads ,any rain yet ?
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Light drizzly stuff this morning but stopped around 10.30AM and dry since. Wouldn't expect any change to the going as a result of the weather today - if anything it may have dried a tad more. Heavier rain due tomorrow according to the Bristol Weather Centre.
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thanks festivalfanatic, much appreciated
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lets just hope this cold spell doesnt come as the temp next week at night dosent look promising
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Bit of light rain overnight and into this morning - more than yesterday and I suspect it won't be drying out any today. The ground looks like its going to be determined by a band of rain coming in Friday evening which could last till early Saturday morning. Bristol Weather Centre talking about up to an inch! I'll report in due course.
Claisee was preciting soft ground for Tuesday and I think that's what we'll get. The course has been rolled and spiked, it is fresh turf and the grass has been growing. This will still be the best ground most of the horses have encountered for months. |
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excellent festival ,thanks
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Some cold snaps due next week, any danger of being frozen off?
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Awful day today. Constant drizzle.
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Good to Soft at Cheltenham
The going at Cheltenham is currently Good to Soft on both the Chase and Hurdles courses after four millimetres of rain. |
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Cheltenham's clerk of the course, Simon Claisse, reported 4mm of rain at the track on Thursday, with another 10mm expected before the meeting begins on Tuesday. That, he guessed, would be likely to result in an official going of soft
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Monday looks like its not due to get much above freezing on the met office site today, (admittedly it changes quite frequently)Tuesday slightly better but not above freezing until 1000. No expert on weather but I wouldn't have thought it needs to get much colder before there'd be a genuine concern about things being frozen off.
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Can't see it being frozen off - the days are much longer in March so the sun has more time and strength to get the temps up. Besides which Claisse says they will cover the whole course if required.
If they get the rain that is forecast tonight then it could be very tacky and tiring come Tuesday. |
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Agree completely uncle, think times will be slower than the official going would indicate. Hard frosts after the rain if it comes will simply hold the moisture in
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"Can't see it being frozen off"
Neither can I. |
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Grey skies today. Must have rained overnight.
Dry at the moment. |
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The main rain band is forecast for late this afternoon and evening - should be heavier than the drizzle they had yesterday (upto 1/2" I'd say) so if thats the case it will be very soft come Saturday.
Altohugh it's then dry all the way throguh the meeting I reckon it will be soft on teusday, maybe with good to soft patches by Wednesday. Depending on how much sun the course gets the new course could be good to soft for Thurs/Fri. |
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Raining in the area now......and if the Net Office rainfall radar is anything to go by it isn't going to stop for a while.
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http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/observations/?tab=map&map=Rainfall
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Cheltenham reckon only abt 2-3mm of rain overnight. Going remains Good to Soft, (Chase + Hurdle) Good to Soft, Soft bits (Cross Country)
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If they get enough rain to turn it soft in the next 24 hours then put covers on, going to be difficult for it to dry out.
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pissing it down now.
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Keep the updates coming lads. Good/soft still 1/2 on here.
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Started raining properly about half a hour ago. Any drizzle we had overnight and up to 11.00AM this morning would just green the grass. Due to rain all afternoon then go cold from tomorrow, so I would have thought that 'soft' is a fair shout at this stage.
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Some brave souls out there wanting to back "Good to soft" at 4.6 and shorter......
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thanks for the updates everyone, much appreciated.
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Metcheck is suggesting half an inch of rain today........that will see the end of the "good" part I would think
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Yet soft can still be backed at 2/1 and good to soft 4/7 (some wnats £200 matched at 4/6) - something doesn't seem right?
Or is Claisse just going to call it good to soft no matter what happens. |
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You've hit the nail on the head uncle, this is not a market on what the going is.This is a market on what the clerk calls the going.
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its always could g/s then adjusted after the 4th race
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I was at a dinner last night at which Claisse said that he expects the ground to be soft on Tuesday.
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Just been out.
It's the ultimate depressing weather day. Light rain, grey skies. Not cold. Thats the only plus. I'm not going to bother going next week if the forecast is correct. |