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Going reports

Sun 25th Aug 2013, 10:08

Silk Hall, right
© Photo Healy Racing

The ground at Cork remains good to firm, good in the back straight. Racing gets under way at 2.15pm. The J.P. McManus Hurdle at 4pm sees a clash between Domination from the Charles Byrnes stable and Jimmy Lambe's Grimes Hurdle winner Silk Hall who makes the long trip down from the north.

The going at Downpatrick ahead of Monday's bank holiday card (2.35pm) is good to firm (watering to maintain). The forecast is for a generally dry today and tomorrow.

Meanwhile, the ground at Killarney is now good, good to firm in places. Killarney races Wednesday to Saturday this week. The track will monitor the weather with regard to watering.

Trainers C Byrnes J Lambe

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