Bad news for any students looking to head to the Leopardstown Student Race day as today's meeting has been called off due to heavy rain.
Inspections this morning deemed that the track was too water-logged for the day to go ahead due to heavier than expected rainfalls over night, as well as the fact that there is more rain forecast throughout the day.
Leopardstown Racecourse Going Report for Wed 4th April
Following an 8.30am inspection racing is CANCELLED
Following greater overnight rainfall than anticipated & with further rain this morning parts of the track have been left unfit for racing with no improvement expected. pic.twitter.com/KHGYNjEgUD— Leopardstown RC (@LeopardstownRC) April 4, 2018
Leopardstown have Tweeted that they are looking to confirm a rescheduled date for the event as soon as possible.
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Unfortunately due to heavy rain in the past 24 hours @spin1038 Student Race Day is cancelled. We are really sorry about this and would love to welcome back all students on the rescheduled date which will be confirmed asap. pic.twitter.com/DmIYAKUbgf
— Leopardstown RC (@LeopardstownRC) April 4, 2018
The event is one of the highlights of the year for students looking to dress in inordinately fancy clothes and get positively merry. One can only assume that out there somewhere there is a very eager student, bedecked in his father's suit, quivering under an umbrella with a naggin tucked under one arm who has just read this and, as his poor heart breaks, the rain trickling down his face starts to mix with the tears that have begun to fall.
