Doncaster remain positive on getting the track fit and ready for this weekend’s Futurity Trophy meeting, all live on Sky Sports Racing, as they recover from the effects of Storm Babet.
The ground on Town Moor was described as heavy, waterlogged in places on Tuesday afternoon, ahead of racing on Friday and Saturday.
However, the recent rain is expected to ease off at the South Yorkshire track, which is set to stage the final Group One contest of the season with Saturday’s Kameko Futurity Trophy Stakes.
Clerk of the course Paul Barker said: “We’ve had around 7mm today, which has taken us to heavy ground and it is just a bit waterlogged around the mile shoot, so we are seeing if we can do anything about that.
“But the forecast is for things to improve later on this evening and then stay relatively dry until Thursday morning, when it should just be a case of getting a few showers, rather than the heavy stuff we’ve had since the weekend.
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Jockey James Doyle was excited to get the call to ride Futurity Trophy favourite Diego Velazquez for Aidan O’Brien at Doncaster on Saturday, replacing the suspended Ryan Moore
“So, once we get through today, hopefully everything will get a bit more manageable right through the rest of the week and we can start to put a plan together for Friday and Saturday.
“At least Friday’s entries were made after Saturday’s deluge and the Futurity is historically run on testing ground, so everyone who is planning to have runners are aware of what to expect.
“Other than that, all we can do is take it one day at a time and try our best to keep on top of everything.”