The Racing Post reports that there are late inspections at both jumps meetings today:
"Sedgefield inspect at 11am with clerk of the course Charlie Moore saying: "You couldn't abandon racing today and the chairman of the stewards is absolutely adamant about that, so we're going to roll forward to the morning. We are trying to race, and by the time the temperature drops tonight, the whole course will be under cover."
Taunton's chances appear reasonably bright, with clerk of the course Michael Trickey cautiously optimistic ahead of a 10.30am inspection.
He said: "We had a minimum of -5C on Sunday but we were raceable by 1pm."
Both are under great pressure to try to ensure racing goes ahead but the lateness of the inspections makes me very wary of betting at those meetings.
Plus, I am only about 40 mins from Sedgefield and it is a winter wonderland here - the fields were frozen solid on Sunday and have not thawed in between at all..
Add in the poor card at Southwell - only one race with 8 runners and that is a claimer - and my still being full of flu - it all adds up to a "no bets" day...
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