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Thurles Racing Fixture Rescheduled Again Due To Weather

Thurles Racecourse have postponed their next meeting, scheduled for Saturday next, until the following day Sunday. The Tipperary venue was once again found to be unraceable on Friday morning due to heavy frost.

A further inspection will be held at 3.00pm on Saturday and racing is scheduled and now expected to take place there on Monday, making this a two day event.

Card is as follows:

Sun 17 Jan 2010

12:45 – The W.T. O’Grady Memorial Hurdle.

13:15 – The Cashel Mares Maiden Hurdle.

13:45 – The Littleton (C & G) Maiden Hurdle.

14:20 – The Tipperary Handicap Hurdle.

14:55 – The I.N.H. Stallion Owners European Breeders Fund Novice Hurdle.

15:30 -The Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle.

16:00 -The Ladbrokes Cheltenham Bumper Series Flat Race.

Mon 18 Jan 2010

13:25 – The Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Beginners Steeplechase.

13:55 – The Beamish Stout Phil Sweeney Memorial Steeplechase.

14:25 – The Gift Horse Gallery Horse & Jockey Hotel Handicap Steeplechase.

14:55 – The Rock of Cashel Steeplechase.

15:25 – The Devil’s Bit Beginners Steeplechase.

15:55 – The Molony Cup Handicap Steeplechase.

North Tipperary District League Fixtures

Upcoming North Tipperary District Soccer League fixtures are as follows:

Saturday January 16th.

Premier Division League
Rearcross v Toomevara (6.30 p.m).

Youths League (All games at 2 p.m.)
Templetuohy v Nenagh AFC ; Ardcroney v Arra Rovers ; Nenagh Celtic v Blackcastle Utd .

Sunday January 17th

Munster Junior Cup 3rd Round (All games at 2 p.m.)
Nenagh AFC A v Templetuohy; Nenagh AFC B v Blackcastle Utd . (Extra time and penalties)

Premier Division League (All games at 2 p.m.)
Cloughjordan v Nenagh Celtic ; Borrisoleigh v Sallypark .

Division 1 League (All games at 2 p.m.)
Clonmore v Cloughjordan B ; Thurles Town v Borrisokane ; Ballymackey v Clodiagh Rangers ; Holycross v Arra Rovers .

Division 2 League
Borroway Rovers v Blackcastle Utd B (2 p.m).; Nenagh Celtic B v Kilcommon (N. Lawlor) (2 p.m).; Noreside Celtic v Thurles Celtic (11.30a.m).

Division 3 League
Moneygall B v Nenagh C (2 p.m).; Suirside v Clodiagh Rgs B (11.30 a.m).; Gurtagarry v Holycross (2 p.m).; Kilcommon B v Latteragh Celtic (2 p.m).; Sallypark B v Shannon Rangers (11.30 a.m).

Friday’s All-Chase Race Meeting At Thurles Cancelled

Friday’s all-chase meeting at Thurles Track has been cancelled.
Officials called off the meeting as the track was found to be unfit for racing following a Wednesday inspection.
Thursday’s All Hurdle Card was abandoned earlier in this week.
The meeting planned for Thursday will now take place on Saturday. Original entries stand and fresh declarations for this meeting will close by 10am on Friday.
The time of the first race will be 12.55pm.
Friday’s cancelled card will take place on Monday. Original entries stand and fresh declarations will close by 10am on Sunday.
The time of the first race will be 1.25pm.

Thurles Race Meeting Cancelled

Thurles Race Course

Horse Racing Ireland has confirmed that Thursday’s all-hurdle meeting at Thurles Race Track has been abandoned.
Officials at the Tipperary venue called off the meeting as the track was found to be unfit following an earlier inspection today.

Thurles are also due to stage an all-chase card on Friday, but the chase track is currently unfit for racing.
The situation regarding the rescheduling of the fixture will be made in due course.

Extra Race Meeting Scheduled For Thurles

Thurles Race Course

Horse Racing Ireland has announced that there will be a replacement National Hunt meeting at Thurles on Friday, 15 January next.

This means there will now be a two-day meeting at Thurles on Thursday14th and Friday15th. However due to the recent inclement weather and the current state of the ground at Thurles, Horse Racing Ireland have rearranged the programme of races for this two day meeting to read as follows:

The meeting on Thursday, 14th January will comprise a Seven Race Programme of which six races will be hurdle races and one race will be a bumper.

The meeting on Friday, 15th January will be a Six Race Programme consisting solely of six steeplechases.

Trainers are strongly advised that both of these meetings will close for entries by 12.00 noon on Monday next, January 11th and any entries already made must be repeated, using the new meeting numbers and letters that will be published on RAS/Minitel in due course.