Clerk of the course Roderick Duncan said at 7.25am: "We had just 2mm of rain last night but we've had phenomenal winds all through the night. You could nearly walk round without getting your feet wet this morning - it is drying. They're not going to break any records today because this wind is blowing straight down the straight but it will be drying it."
AND THE REALITY IS:Clerk of the course Roderick Duncan said at 7.25am: "We had just 2mm of rain last night but we've had phenomenal winds all through the night. You could nearly walk round without getting your feet wet this morning - it is drying. Th