Anyone near Hexham know what ground is like?

[punk]

Is there anyone here who knows what the going is like at Hexham? Have you had any rain? Does the ground get very hard? Do they airovate (sp)?

Coming a fair distance for Saturday, but might not want to run if it is too hard.

Thanks in advance for any info!

 

[JenniferB]

Not quite the same, but we were at Hexham racecourse last weekend. The track had been watered but the lorry park field was pretty dry and hard. Sure there's a few folk on here from that part of the world who will advise better though, and good luck if you do decide to go!

 

[ann-jen]

I'm in Durham so not too far away and the ground is rock hard here - don't know if they treat as the land at Hexham or not. There is rain forecast but its just not happened yet.

 

[Equus Leather]

Rain is forecast today and tomorrow. The ground is normally good at Hexham (though the SJ was a mire last year).

 

[punk]

Thank - you all!! I'm praying for rain today and tomorrow, but forecast looks miserable and cold for Saturday

.! Won't mind if the ground has soffened a bit!!

Any updates appreciated thanks

 

[Gamebird]

I'll be there on Sat. The bottom part of the XC (the course starts at the top of the hill, most is on the bottom and you finish with a climb back up the hill) is an old battlefield and generally never hard. Hopefully the rest will be OK too

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[beatrice]

I live a couple of miles from the linnels and ground rather hard. (my horses are kept bout 6 miles away and i have stopped cantering in fields.) Not sure if they water etc.
Generally ground is pretty good at linnels though.
We are forecast rain over the next few days though.