With the repercussions of Storm Babet being felt across the country, Doncaster Racecourse have released a relatively upbeat update regarding the Futurity Trophy fixture.
Held on Friday and Saturday, the feature race of the meeting is the Group 1 Kameko Futurity Trophy Stakes – the last Group 1 of the UK flat season and the final opportunity for the juveniles to showcase Classic credentials.
"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," said Clerk of the Course, Paul Barker.
"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.
"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."
Elsewhere in the country, Cheltenham is expected to have few ground issues ahead of their first meeting of the new National Hunt season.
"It's really exciting to get going again and we're in great shape," reported Clerk of the Course Jon Pullin in an interview with Racing TV.
"We've had a really beneficial summer from our point of view and the turf manager's point of view.
"Whilst we've seen significant rain, which did cause some problems around areas of the site, fortunately the track took it really, really well. We're in a good position.
"It's currently good to soft in the main and the forecast is for little bits of rain between now and racing, so I'd envisage that staying the same."
The Showcase Meeting features the Grade 2 Sky Bet Novices' Hurdle on Friday.
