Storm Claudia Threatening Day 2 Of Cheltenham Meeting
A precautionary inspection will be held at Cheltenham tomorrow morning ahead of the arranged seven-race Paddy Power Gold Cup card.
Strong winds and persistent rain leading produced by Storm Claudia up to the Friday of the two-day meeting continued throughout the afternoon, as conditions at the track were inevitably gotten worse by a day's racing on the Prestbury Park grass.
With more rain forecast, authorities will examine the track at 7.30 am before the planned 2nd afternoon of action.
"We have actually had 12mm of rain through the day to contribute to the 7mm overnight and as we've been racing this afternoon we have actually opened up the track," clerk of the course Jon Pullin informed Racing TV.
"We have actually still got further rain to come, potentially until midnight and we could see some heavy spells in the next couple of hours. Having opened it up it makes sense to have a look in the morning.
"The projection is stating it must be drying up from 1am and we do that when this track gets a little bit of a window with no rain it does start to drain and ideally that will be the case.
Racegoers in rainy conditions during Countryside Day at Cheltenham Racecourse. Forecasters have actually issued an amber warning for rain as Storm Claudia, which was named by the Spanish meteorological service, brings heavy downpours and strong winds for much of the nation. during Countryside Day at Cheltenham Racecourse. Picture date: Friday November 14, 2025.
"This is preventive, we have actually raced today and we do have that dry window. I 'd be hopeful we'll be OK for tomorrow. We'll do whatever we can to decide as early as we can."
Navan, due to stage the Fortria Chase and with it the reappearance of Marine National, will likewise inspect at the exact same time due to a Status Yellow rain warning from Met Eireann.
Clerk of the course Paddy Graffin, said: "Since our ground update at 7.30 am today, there has actually been an additional 6mm of rain at Navan.
"The ground currently stays soft to heavy, nevertheless, due to the Status Yellow rain warning from Met Eireann in location for County Meath which goes through to the early hours of tomorrow morning, we will hold a precautionary inspection at 7.30 lead racing.
"This is a precautionary step due to the projection but the track is presently fit for racing and the current upgrade from Met Eireann suggests we might get approximately a more 10-15mm of rain in the area."