Punchestown Festival ‘monitoring situation’ after latest going update as Willie Mullins lines up his galacticos

PUNCHESTOWN Festival bosses are ‘monitoring the situation’ with more rain forecast ahead of day one of the end-of-season bash.

Willie Mullins is readying his big guns including Galopin Des Champs, Ballyburn and Lossiemouth for the five-day Festival.

But with the track currently good to yielding, good in places, a further 15mm of rain could fall before racing begins at 2.30pm...