Waterlogging threatens Tipperary meeting

Racing : Tipperary's meeting on Friday is subject to an 8am inspection on Thursday due to the threat of waterlogging.

Racing: Tipperary's meeting on Friday is subject to an 8am inspection on Thursday due to the threat of waterlogging.

Two races on the sprint course, the Irish Stallion Farms Two-Year-Old Maiden and the Premier County Race, have already been abandoned after an inspection, and certain areas of the round course are giving cause for concern.

If the meeting gets the go-ahead, the seven-and-a-half-furlong Limerick Junction Handicap will be divided to form a six-race programme.

Meanwhile Liam Burke expects to be able to determine the season's plans for promising mare Oscar Rebel after she runs in Thursday's Total Event Rental Hurdle at Punchestown.

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The six-year-old has won her last three starts, two at Grade Three level, which included one over course and distance on her latest outing at the end of April.

"I am not 100 per cent sure if she will stay hurdling - we'll see on Thursday," said County Cork-based Burke.

"There are a few mares' races to run in, but she is a point-to-point winner and chasing is an option.

"She never shows a lot at home so I was quite surprised what she did last season, but she seems to be working better this year."