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General view of the sixth race of the St Stephen's Day card yesterday. ©INPHO/James Crombie
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Racing to go ahead at Leopardstown despite overnight rain

Some 14 millimetres of rain put the high-quality card in doubt this morning.
11.08am, 27 Dec 2013
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TODAY’S PLANNED RACING at Leopardstown will go ahead despite the stormy overnight conditions, course officials say.

The going is soft with more rain expected throughout the day.

“Today’s meeting will proceed as planned,” a statement reads. “Certain public areas will be restricted until the winds ease. The situation will be monitored throughout the morning.”

Today’s card features two Grade 1 races, the Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at 1.20pm and the Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle.

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    Feb 4th 2016, 8:36 PM

    Scotland always had an excellent backline but ever had a solid 10 and their pack was always relatively lightweight. This has changed with the likes of Nel , Denton , Russell and the Gray brothers.

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    Feb 4th 2016, 9:48 PM

    Within a whisker of the World Cup semis – I think they could be dark horses

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    Feb 4th 2016, 8:38 PM

    I thinks it reasonable to think they could won two games..Italy and who I am not sure!

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    Feb 5th 2016, 11:21 AM

    Defo worth a punt to beat England

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