Ruth Jefferson says that Waiting Patiently is now being aimed at the Ascot Chase a fortnight on Saturday
Waiting Patiently has been ruled out of a trip to the Dublin Racing Festival this weekend, partly because the ground is currently too dry for him and partly because of a threatening weather forecast, raising some possibility that the prestigious two days of action at Leopardstown may have to be postponed.
The risk of snow and low temperatures for the area south of Dublin this week are a concern to course officials and Ruth Jefferson, trainer of Waiting Patiently, said: “In the circumstances, I can’t really justify taking him over there. They tell me it’s good going on the chase course just now and we really need it to be softer than that. So we’ll stay at home and hope for rain.”
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