{"id":9852,"date":"2024-09-27T13:26:36","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T13:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=9852"},"modified":"2024-09-27T13:27:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T13:27:21","slug":"newmarket-going-report-and-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/newmarket-going-report-and-ground\/","title":{"rendered":"Newmarket Going Report and Ground Condition Ahead Of Cambridgeshire Handicap"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Newmarket going, ahead of the big Cambridgeshire Handicap fixture on Saturday will be kept a close eye on by horse racing fans after a deluge of rain at the track in the last few days.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What Is The Newmarket Going For Saturday’s Cambridgeshire Handicap Meeting?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The UK horse racing <\/a>headquarters at Newmarket<\/strong> was hit by 15mm worth of rain during racing on Thursday and with more of the ‘wet stuff’ falling at the track on Friday, it was no surprise to see the Newmarket going change from ‘good’ to ‘heavy’ in the blink of an eye.<\/p>\n

Andrew Morris said on Friday morning: \u201cWe had 15mm worth of rain during racing yesterday, 10mm in that really heavy shower during the first race and then 5mm during the last race.<\/p>\n

\u201cUp to 9am we\u2019ve had 34mm. The heavy stuff stopped in the early hours and then we\u2019ve had light rain since that point. The track\u2019s taken it incredibly well, but obviously it is now heavy ground all round.\u201d<\/em> Clerk of the Course Andrew Morris told the Racing Post<\/p>\n

Newmarket Already Seen A Lot Of Non-Runners Due To The Ground<\/strong><\/h3>\n

As a result, there were a stack of Newmarket non-runners for the racing on Friday and with many horses expected to run on Saturday that won’t like soft\/heavy ground, we can expect more horses to be pulled before the weekend.<\/p>\n

Newmarket has been staging it’s three day Cambridgeshire Meeting, which started on Thursday 26th September and climaxes with a high class 7-race card on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The weekend card includes the Group One Cheveley Park Stakes<\/a> for some of the best 2 year-old fillies around, plus also the Group One Middle Park Stakes – where all eyes will be on the Aidan O’Brien-trained Whistlejacket as the horse looks to give his handler his eighth success in the race.<\/p>\n

However, the big betting race on the day is the ultra-competitive Cambridgeshire Handicap at 3:40pm – with a maximum of 35 runners<\/a> will be competing for the \u00a390k first prize.<\/p>\n

The course forecast looks better for Saturday, but it’s unlikely to be enough time to dry out the ground much. Therefore, proven horses with soft or heavy winning form are sure to be well punted in the Cambridgeshire Handicap.<\/p>\n

RELATED: <\/strong>Which Cambridgeshire Handicap Horses Will Like Soft and Heavy Ground?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Newmarket Going:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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