No change in ground conditions at Aintree, more showers expected before opening day

The overnight conditions have remained steady on the National course, with it being heavy and soft in places due to 9.2 millimeters of rain on Tuesday afternoon. Meanwhile, the Mildmay course is described as soft, heavy in places. Varma mentioned at 9am on Wednesday that there is an expectation of more rain, potentially continuing until lunchtime. Additionally, there may be […]

Aintree’s Mildmay course forecasted to turn soft and heavy in some areas with 8-10mm of rain expected today.

Yesterday, half of the expected 20mm of rain fell, resulting in more challenging conditions over the regulation fences. The National course remains at soft, heavy in places, but may change soon. The going was updated to its current description at 7.45am, with GoingStick readings provided for each course. The showcase meeting is scheduled to begin on Thursday, and horses racing […]