Punchestown card falls foul of weather

Today's race card at Punchestown has been cancelled due to a waterlogged course.

With 20mm of rain overnight and persistent rain this morning, the decision was made to call off the meet.

"Following extremely heavy downpours overnight, which brought more rain than was forecast, unfortunately parts of the track at Punchestown are now unfit for racing due to waterlogging," Brendan Sheridan, IHRB Clerk of the Course at Punchestown said.

"With parts of the track unfit for racing and the rain continuing throughout the morning we unfortunately have no option but to cancel the fixture scheduled for today."