Thursday 23 May 2013
The second day of the Cheltenham Festival on Wednesday is under threat from the cold snap, with a precautionary inspection called for 8am.
Overnight temperatures are forecast to get as low as minus 5C and eventually rise to 4C in the afternoon.
Tuesday's opening day card went ahead 35 minutes later after a mid-morning inspection and the loss of the cross-country race.
The going is described as soft, good to soft in places on both chase and hurdle courses.
THIS was the sensational 'scoreline' after the final day of the Cheltenham Festival saw a 659/1 four-timer seal a record haul of winners for the Irish.
Bookmakers were battered on the final day of the Cheltenham Festival as punters piled into another feature-race winner.
A day that threw up an absorbing Gold Cup and the last quartet of a record 14-strong haul of Irish winners couldn't disguise the searing injustice of what happened to JT McNamara when Galaxy Rock fell on Thursday.
THIS was the sensational 'scoreline' after the final day of the Cheltenham Festival saw a 659/1 four-timer seal a record haul of winners for the Irish.
Bookmakers were battered on the final day of the Cheltenham Festival as punters piled into another feature-race winner.
A day that threw up an absorbing Gold Cup and the last quartet of a record 14-strong haul of Irish winners couldn't disguise the searing injustice of what happened to JT McNamara when Galaxy Rock fell on Thursday.
Racehorse Trainer Philip Rothwell's wife Niamh (33) has taken the title of Punchestown Best Dressed Lady on Day 4 of Punchestown.
The highlights from Day 4 of the Punchestown races.
Former European Commissioner Charlie McCreevey believes that you don't have to have big fields to have quality races.
An Taoiseach Enda Kenny was pleased to see that the numbers are up and the racing has been exceptional.
Hurricane fly trainer Willie Mullins was counting down the days hoping that nothing would happen to this 'one in a million' horse.
Model scout Andrea Roche is always on the lookout for the latest talent and the Punchestown Festival provides the perfect opportunity.
Michael O'Leary was in attendance at the second day of the Punchestown races.
Willie Mullins is looking to replicate his Cheltenham success this year at the Punchestown races.
Fashionable Celebrity Bainisteoir Roz Purcell talks about what she is going to look out for at Punchestown 2013.
The Irish Independent fashion editor gives her tips on what the judges will be looking for at Punchestown 2013
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