Racing set to be decimated by freezing conditions

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Officials at Warwick abandoned this afternoon's meeting due to a frozen track after overnight frost.

Clerk of the course Andrew Morris was left with no choice. He said: "We went down to minus five and a half degrees last night.

"There is frost in the ground and no chance of it coming out."

There was a similar story at Uttoxeter where clerk of the course Keith Ottesen had planned a 7.30am inspection but was forced to make an earlier call.

He said: "The temperature has risen a little but that gives us no chance of getting the frost out."

The prospects for tomorrow's big meeting at Cheltenham are a little brighter despite a precautionary inspection being announced.

Clerk of the course Simon Claisse is confident of racing despite the freezing conditions.

He said: "We are currently raceable despite temperatures dropping to minus seven last night. We have a forecast of minus four tonight and have the possibility of some fog tomorrow and will hold a precautionary inspection at 8am."

Exeter and Fakenham are due to hold inspections later today ahead of tomorrow's meetings.