Good to soft at Cheltenham with little rain expected through the week

With the Cheltenham Festival now just two days away, we've outlined everything you need to know about current ground conditions as the sport gears up for the four-day bonanza, starting on Tuesday, March 16.

The official going description

The going at Cheltenham is good to soft on the Old and New courses, good to soft and soft in places on the cross country course

View from the course

On Sunday afternoon, clerk of the course Simon Claisse said: "It's good to soft on the Old and New courses and good to soft, soft in places on the cross country course.

"It could be the first festival for four years when we haven't had a combination of soft and heavy ground through the week if the forecasters have got it right. We are not seeing in the forecast enough rain to turn it back to soft."

The last racing to go ahead at Cheltenham was the two-day meeting on December 11 and 12. The track's two meetings since then had to be cancelled – New Year's Day and Trials day on January 30.

What does the forecast say?

Clerk of the course Simon Claisse said: "We may get a light shower tomorrow but beyond that it's currently forecast to be dry and around 9C or 10C for the week."

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