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Tramore gets green light to race

Monty's Star heads the market for the Grade 3 O'Driscoll's Irish Whiskey New Year's Day Steeplechase in TramoreMonty's Star heads the market for the Grade 3 O'Driscoll's Irish Whiskey New Year's Day Steeplechase in Tramore
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Tramore is fit for racing after a precautionary inspection.

Val O'Connell, IHRB Clerk of the Course said: "The track at Tramore is fit for racing and the fixture scheduled for this afternoon goes ahead.

"We had slightly more rain than was forecast with a total of 26mm since yesterday morning. The rainfall has left the ground heavy on both tracks but thankfully we are fit for racing. The forecast is for a mainly dry day.

"The rain has passed and it is dry and breezy at present here on the track and that is what we are expecting for the rest of the day."

The action gets under way at 12pm.

Fairyhouse also races today and the going is now yielding to soft, soft in places following 24mm of rain in the last 24 hours.

A mainly dry day is expected.

The card gets under way at 12.10pm.