Royal Ascot Weather

I have not seen the forecast myself, but a couple of people have said the same thing.

So, if there is significant rain and the going becomes Good to Soft, then I expect these horses will still run but it will compromise their chance.

Time Test - 4/1 for POW
The Grey Gatsby - 8/1 for POW
Muthmir - 8/1 Kings Stand

There are others too but they don't seem quite as ground dependant.

Horses it will increase the chances of ...

Awtaad - 7/2 for SJP, though the Gurkha won't mind it either.

Qemah in Coronation Stakes?

Meccas Angel - currently 10/1 for Kings Stand

Ervedya handles cut in the ground very well as does Belardo, though Ervedya can go on firm too.

Ah, gutting really. I think the horse/race it will affect the most is Time Test and the POW. The Japanese horse could go off odds-on if it gets proper soft.

The one atm I like if it comes on the softer side is Ballydoyle over Nemoralia - Bdoyle has the collateral form with Minding on G/S, Nemoralia for all her brilliance seems to want it dirt hard.

The weekend weather is inclement and next week is no better pretty similar to those experienced at Epsom last week. Would be appreciated if anyone living near the course could give a daily update.

Turftrax only came out Good - disappointingly - straight course 7,5 (8 firm, 7 G/S)

It's lashing down in Cheam, is it in Ascot?

No rain forecast for the next three days on the site I use and would be leathe to look any further ahead than that. I'd personally be surprised if it's any softer than good tbh.

Two ante post life changer multis done.

One - Good ground speculative Heinz
Two - Sh!te ground speculative Heinz

A can of Heinz beans at a stake!

20 mill overnight, soft side of good now

I think Galileo Gold, Time Test, Nemoralia and Ballydoyle will be most inconvenienced if surface is soft or worse whilst Mecca's Angel, Awtaad and Jet Setting will thrive on it.

Ground to remain on easy side- Ascot clerk of the course Chris Stickels believes good ground is "very unlikely" at this week's Royal meeting.

Already facing the prospect of good to soft ground, no less than three millimetres fell at the Berkshire track from 8am to 11.30am on Sunday.

Stickels said on Sunday: "It is currently good to soft on the straight course and good to soft, soft in places on the round course. We've had three millimetres of rain since 8am this morning and it is still drizzling. I will take a further look this afternoon and update if need be.

"The forecast is for unsettled weather all week and it is simply annoying. There is nothing we can do about it. I suppose we haven't had a proper soft ground Royal meeting for some time and it will suit some horses, but for the majority I shouldn't think it would.

"We are forecast to get between five and seven millimetres tomorrow, three to five on Wednesday and between four and five on Thursday.

"While it drains well, once you get to good to soft, three to four millimetres of rain is all it will take to turn it soft. Once you get juice in it, it takes time to dry out and I'd say the prospect of good ground is very unlikely now."

What weather app is telling u that sint?

going stick reading for round course is only 6.3. I will have to try and check on turftrax for achieved readings but that is LOW

Local weather warning for Ascot area for today

More non-runners amongst the principal runners is almost a given if today's weather warning materialises. If so, could the meeting be abandoned or postponed if the ground is unraceable or racecourse looded? If so, how are the bets on the Exchange and on-street bookies be affected? A total refund or lost?

imposs cant lose your money if races dont go ahead

Gutted. Some nice Antepost vouchers that I may as well bin now. And most races will no doubt be a lottery

As long as the carriages can cope with the soft ground, that matters more apparently

Ascot could start on soft ground after more rain
By Bruce Jackson 5:35PM 13 JUN 2016

ROYAL ASCOT is likely to begin on soft ground following rain at the track yesterday.

There has been 29mm of rain at the track since Friday, with the chance of showers on Monday evening. The forecast remains unsettled, with the chance of more showers until Friday before a dry forecast for the weekend.

The ground is officially good to soft, soft in places on the round course with yesterday's GoingStick readings of 6.9 on the straight course and 6.3 on the round course.

This year's royal meeting is set to have its softest ground start in modern times and Ascot clerk of the course Chris Stickels said: "It's nearly soft all over. We've had softer ground during a royal meeting and last year's King George meeting had lower GoingStick readings after 30mm of rain."

Stickels reported the straight course readings suggesting the middle of the track could be a shade slower than either rail but does not expect there to be a significant draw bias.
Ascot royal procession

The royal procession still plans to make its way up the one-mile straight
  PICTURE: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos) 

Royal procession goes ahead as planned

The traditional royal procession of four horse-drawn carriages is expected to go ahead as planned up the track's one-mile straight, notwithstanding ground softened significantly by heavy rain in the last few days.

Head of communications Nick Smith said that it is "not without precedent" for the royal party to arrive by road instead, but added that it had not happened in his 17 years at the track and there is no talk of it yet this year.

He said: "I can't remember it happening in my time but I know there have been occasions in the past that the procession has decamped and had a vehicle arrival, so it's not without precedent. I understand that it's not a decision that is taken until later on, but there are no concerns at present and so that discussion has not taken place."