The “all-weather” fixture on the Flat at Lingfield on Friday succumbed to the Arctic blast that has played havoc with the racing programme over the past week while the feature meeting at Kempton on Saturday was also abandoned after an inspection of the track on Friday morning, but ITV Racing has spared no effort to avoid a second blank weekend in a row and plans to show 11 races from four tracks, including the €100,000 Dan & Joan Moore Memorial Handicap Chase at Fairyhouse.
The bumper schedule could yet be winnowed down, however, as the meeting at Ffos Las, the only surviving turf fixture in Britain on Saturday, is subject to an inspection at 7.30am GMT, with temperatures at the track forecast to be close to freezing overnight.
