Racing Victoria (RV) wishes to advise of changes to race times at Mornington on Friday, 25 January, due to hot weather forecast for the region.
Following an updated forecast from the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), the meeting will now commence at 2:45pm to avoid the hottest part of the day, with the cool change expected to arrive at 3pm.
The final race will now be run at 6.20pm.
The updated race times are as follows:
Race
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Time
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Race 1 – 3YO Maiden Plate (1200m)
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2.45pm
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Race 2 - Maiden Plate (1000m)
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3.20pm
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Race 3 - Maiden Plate (2030m)
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3.55pm
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Race 4 – F&M Maiden Plate (1200m)
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4.30pm
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Race 5 – F&M BM58 Handicap (1500m)
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5.05pm
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Race 6 – BM58 Handicap (2435m)
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5.40pm
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Race 7 – BM58 Handicap (1000m)
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6.20pm
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RV’s Procedure for Racing in Hot Weather Policy is enacted at all meetings where hot weather conditions are forecast to ensure the health and wellbeing of horses and participants.