Next Wednesday's Ballarat meeting will now be held on the Geelong Synthetic track. Ballarat was hit badly by the rain that swept Victoria on Wednesday. The rain has left the Sandown steeplechase track currently unsafe for racing. This has forced Racing Victoria to frame a back-up plan. If the steeplechase track remains unsafe for racing, the J J Houlahan Hurdle, Grand National Steeplechase and Grand National Hurdle will be run on the course proper.

Next Wednesday's Ballarat meeting will now be held on the Geelong Synthetic track. Ballarat was hit badly by the rain that swept Victoria on Wednesday. The rain has left the Sandown steeplechase track currently unsafe for racing. This has forced Racing Victoria to frame a back-up plan. If the steeplechase track remains unsafe for racing, the J J Houlahan Hurdle, Grand National Steeplechase and Grand National Hurdle will be run on the course proper.