Frost poses big threat to jump cards

Tomorrow's jumps meetings at Haydock and Taunton are under threat from the cold weather with both tracks needing to pass inspections before going ahead.

Taunton are holding an inspection later today ahead of tomorrow's fixture with the course deemed unraceable yesterday due to severe frost with officials fearing the worst.

Clerk of the course Michael Trickey said: "The forecast is the same for the next three days."

Hopes are slightly higher at Haydock despite a precautionary inspection being called for 8am tomorrow morning.

Clerk of the course Kirkland Tellwright said: "We are putting the frost sheets down. It all depends on the degree of the frost, but you've got to be reasonably optimistic.

"We are expecting frost but as long as there's nothing too dramatic, we should be fine."