Connections of Chinese White are hoping the ground will be suitable to allow her to run in the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh on Sunday.
The five-year-old mare would be taking on colts and geldings for the first and probably last time in her racing career as she is in foal to Cape Cross. Trained by Dermot Weld, Chinese White goes for Group One glory on the back of a victory at Gowran Park earlier this month.
"She's been working fantastically well. The only slight worry is the ground at the moment," said James Kelly, racing manager for owner Lady O'Reilly.
"It's good to firm there. Obviously she'd need good ground and safe ground before she'd run. They had a little bit of rain last night and there's more forecast.
"What will possibly happen is that she'll be declared and Dermot will make a decision on Sunday morning when he sees what the ground is like, but she's absolutely flying.
"She's in foal to Cape Cross, she's only got two possible races left. That's this week at the Curragh and the Pretty Polly Stakes on Derby weekend there.
"We feel she is certainly talented enough to warrant lining up on Sunday. We're looking forward to it so let's hopes we get safe ground so we can see the real Chinese White. It's very exciting stuff. Hopefully we'll have her as a broodmare for Lady O'Reilly long term."
The owner has a second string to her bow in the mile and a quarter feature in Recharge. The four-year-old colt, trained by Kevin Prendergast, was runner-up to another Tattersalls Gold Cup entry Fame And Glory over the course and distance at the beginning of the month.
"We also run Recharge in the Gold Cup on Sunday. He needs firm ground and has improved since his last run and we are looking forward to running him," Kelly went on.
"While he may not be as talented as Chinese White he again deserves to be in the line-up in a race like this. Fingers crossed we have an exciting weekend in store."
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