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Galway Meeting Cancelled After Overnight Rain

The IHRB declared the Ballybrit course unsafe following 12mm of overnight rain, effectively ending Galway's 2026 season.

Overview

  • Galway failed an 8am raceday inspection on Tuesday and the IHRB cancelled the card after judging the track unfit for racing.
  • The IHRB said 12mm of rain fell overnight and that conditions were still wet when stewards called off the meeting.
  • Nottingham passed a precautionary inspection after receiving 6.5mm of rain and is expected to stage its scheduled Wednesday fixture.
  • Newton Abbot is due to carry out an 8am inspection ahead of Wednesday's card after parts of the course were made unraceable by roughly 15mm of recent rainfall.
  • Storms Austen and Boelo have driven a run of localised cancellations at venues such as Newbury, Aintree and Wexford and have left organisers monitoring courses closely as the autumn calendar is reshaped.