Cheltenham going eases ahead of International Meeting


Conditions have improved significantly at Cheltenham ahead of their two-day International meeting.

The snow that covered the track on Monday has now gone, though rain has eased the ground.

The going is now soft, good to soft in places on the chase and hurdle tracks and good to soft, soft in places on the cross-country course.

Though temperatures may fall after racing on Friday, clerk of the course Simon Claisse does not anticipate any problems for Saturday's prestigious card, which features the Caspian Caviar Gold Cup and the Unibet International Hurdle.

"We have lost our snow, but we've had eight millimetres of rain since yesterday," said Claisse.

"The outlook is for a few showers over the next couple of days, no serious frost, although Friday night might be a bit colder.

"If it is going to be, we will cover after racing. It's a bit too early to be taking that decision.

"It is set to be dry from Friday onwards."

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