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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Sport
Jon Lees

Lingfield Derby Trial switched to all-weather track from waterlogged turf course

The key trials for the Betfred Derby and Oaks at Lingfield on Saturday will be run on the all-weather after a deluge of rain left the turf course unraceable.

The British Horseracing Authority approved the switch following an inspection of the track on Wednesday.

Thunder and lightning hit the course on Tuesday when a total of 23.2mm of rain fell to leave the turf track waterlogged.

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