Saturday's G1 Qipco Champion S. will be staged on Ascot's outer track, with the racecourse scrapping plans to run the feature race on the inner course due to forecast concerns. The decision was made after a change in forecast showed less rain than originally expected before Saturday. The going on the outer track was described as good, good to soft on Wednesday, while it is good to firm, firm in places on the inner.
“We had 1.5mm of rain on Wednesday morning. The forecast doesn't look like we've got much rain to come,” said clerk of the course Chris Stickels. “We may get between 2-5mm but that won't affect that inner track too much. The outer track at the moment is good, good to soft in places.”
“As we suggested last week, if such conditions prevailed we'd switch it back,” he added. “The weather forecast models have been changing a little bit daily, but there is more confidence in Saturday being a fairly dry day. They may be possible occasional showers. If we get the top end of what we are forecast there may be more good to soft, but the ground should be fairly similar to what it is now.”
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