Cheltenham racecourse officials and the Met Office were in agreement on Friday that rain is set to fall on the course on Saturday night. (credit: Will Palmer)
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Cheltenham racecourse officials and the Met Office were in agreement on Friday that rain is set to fall on the course on Saturday night, but it remains unclear whether there will need to be watering on the track being used for the Stan James Champion Hurdle and Sportingbet.com Champion Chase.
The official going for the meeting is currently good to soft, good in places and Clerk of the course Simon Claisse explained: "We are still looking at patchy rain on Saturday that might amount to 4mm. Beyond that, we are predominantly set to be dry.
"As to any further watering of the Old course, I can't make that judgement now, but if no rain materialised, we would have to consider belting around again.
"We will need to take a view on Saturday regarding our plan for the New course. Unless the forecast changes significantly, it will need a fair drink of water, probably a little more than the Old course has had, as it needs to last longer."
