Wolverhampton to hold inspection for Monday's meeting

Wolverhampton will inspect on Monday due to big freeze

  PICTURE: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos)  Wolverhampton to hold inspection for Monday By Paul Eacott 12:15PM 19 DEC 2010 

OFFICIALS at Wolverhampton will inspect the track at 6.30am to see if Monday's meeting is able to take place.

The Polytrack was described as unraceable on Sunday afternoon and temperatures are forecast to remain below freezing overnight.

Clerk of the course Fergus Cameron said: "We have got an inspection at 6.30am. The track is currently unraceable. When I left the track it was -6C and the forecast is for it to drop overnight.

"There is also the possibility of freezing fog so with thelook of that forecast we have called an inspection."

Just under four inches of snow fell at Wolverhampton on Saturday with the temperature registering a chilly -13.5C at one stage.

Deteriorating conditions at the track prompted the abandonment of Friday's twilight meeting before the last race as the jockeys, who had expressed safety concerns due to the freezing conditions, felt the situation had deteriorated to an unsatisfactory degree.

Wolverhampton is the sole surviving meeting on Monday, with the jumps fixtures at Ffos Las, Taunton and Punchestown already abandoned.

Find out what the prospects are forforthcoming fixtures in Britain and Ireland with our at-a-glance table

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