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Having already lost the first two days of the four-day fixture, clerk of the course William Derby called a noon inspection on Wednesday to assess the prospects for the cards on Thursday and Friday.

However, with further rain this morning and no sign of significant improvement in the near future, officials were left with no option but to cancel the cards for the rest of the week.

Derby said: "Unfortunately we have had to abandon the rest of the meeting as the track is waterlogged in places and there is no prospect of it drying out.

"It is obviously disappointing, both for the connections of the horses and the whole team so I am so sorry about that.

"It's hugely frustrating and to be beaten by the elements is a very humbling experience.

"We're determined to carry on with our drainage project to help guard against this in the future.

"We have had an unbelievable amount of rainfall and the course could just not take any more.

"We had a shower this morning and that has just compounded the situation.

"The BHA will be looking into rescheduling races and we will help them where we can but our main focus is just to deal with the aftermath of what has happened to the track."