Weather Watch 2025

[TigerRolllllll]

Looks like yesterday's rain wasn't that extensive, unless any of you locals know otherwise. Hope for Galvin and Banbridge backers now looking at this forecast.

Hopefully one of the journos could put a mic to the Clerk today for a view, a week out. Haven't heard from him since early last week.

Wasn’t much rain yesterday….think little overnight too

Today dry so far

I’m 15 miles away

[Rooster Booster]

Yep all those that seem certain that we are starting on soft and banking on Banbridge and co being non runners need to strengthen their pelvic floor muscles id say

Could still happen but I wouldn’t be confident.

[Irish Rugby]

Yep all those that seem certain that we are starting on soft and banking on Banbridge and co being non runners need to strengthen their pelvic floor muscles id say

Could still happen but I wouldn’t be confident.

A lot of media were very matter of fact that it would be soft as well, very soft, over the last fortnight. Might well be so, but I found their 'certainty' all a bit grating to be honest. Still, I'd like the Clerk to be providing daily updates from 2 weeks in. Is that too much to ask in this day and age?

[Rooster Booster]

A lot of media were very matter of fact that it would be soft as well, very soft, over the last fortnight. Might well be so, but I found their 'certainty' all a bit grating to be honest. Still, I'd like the Clerk to be providing daily updates from 2 weeks in. Is that too much to ask in this day and age?

Yes it seems recency bias doesn’t just apply to horses. Would be great to hear from the clerk as you say although part of me wants to let the softies distort the market. Where’s the green goddess???

For the most part I’m fairly ambivalent to the ground for most of my horses but for a few select ones it’s very important. ATM id say it’s a close call and the week itself could play the biggest part.

[Atlantic Viking]

I'd be very surprised if it wasn't at least soft based on their own comments so far, which make it sound like winter down South hasn't been too dissimilar to up here. It's completely normal to have floods a couple of times a year where I am but the frequency of it this year has been ridiculous, constant yo-yoing, it'd barely just receeded before it flooded again. The ground has been so saturated that any 'normal' amount of rain anywhere at all upstream causes problems, we've basically spent all winter on the brink of 'once in a lifetime' floods (again...). In my completely unqualified opinion I wouldn't underestimate how little rain is likely required to tip it back the other way if somehow it gets within range of the words 'good to'.

[MTR]

Absolutely roasting sunshine today, be shocked if there isn’t hosepipe bans by Friday

[HesTheOne]

Absolutely roasting sunshine today, be shocked if there isn’t hosepipe bans by Friday

Few years back, one of them bans in Ireland were in and everyone was going mad no water to be got. 125e fines handed out for breaching the ban.

lo and behold spotted were 2 council workers on a cherry picker power washing the 100ft holy cross that sits in the phoenix park. Reason being according to the city council the pope was on his way to visit soon and it needed a wash. Just in case he climbed up it and found it was dusty and thought we were all dirty fuckers.

went viral anyway, the average Joe said F this and began washing the car and filling the Aldi pool.

good case of lead by example

[Quevega]

Few years back, one of them bans in Ireland were in and everyone was going mad no water to be got. 125e fines handed out for breaching the ban.

lo and behold spotted were 2 council workers on a cherry picker power washing the 100ft holy cross that sits in the phoenix park. Reason being according to the city council the pope was on his way to visit soon and it needed a wash. Just in case he climbed up it and found it was dusty and thought we were all dirty fuckers.

went viral anyway, the average Joe said F this and began washing the car and filling the Aldi pool.

good case of lead by example

Surely they could have just prayed for rain ?

[Lobos]

Absolutely roasting sunshine today, be shocked if there isn’t hosepipe bans by Friday

It really was warm wasn't it ! Burned my face ! Hope it's the same next Tuesday!! T shirt and shorts day.

[somer1]

It really was warm wasn't it ! Burned my face ! Hope it's the same next Tuesday!! T shirt and shorts day.

It will be me West Country Cousin. 21c in Lanzarote

[Irish Rugby]

https://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/chel...ers/the-going/

Finally got some clarity. Soft/heavy still which shows how high the water level is following a wet winter. At least he shouldn't have to water you'd think with the forecast.

[Mighty]

Crikey. That 2.9 figure on the XC is almost bottomless…

[Hiddy Harmeen]

There is very little rain forecast in the next week, possibly showers on Saturday

If the forecast is correct it will be G/S Good in places by Tuesday

[Irish Rugby]

There is very little rain forecast in the next week, possibly showers on Saturday

If the forecast is correct it will be G/S Good in places by Tuesday

Yes, I have to agree for the main course, but that cross country course looks beyond repair. A week ahead my guess would be Galvin stays at home but Banbridge takes his place.

[Lobos]

Crikey. That 2.9 figure on the XC is almost bottomless…

It was completely under water a week ago. No grass could be seen apparently.