Chester forced to call off Saturday card due to waterlogging
Chester's final meeting of the season on Saturday has been cancelled due to areas of the track being waterlogged following a day of heavy rain.
The track failed its inspection at 4pm on Friday, and clerk of the course Andrew Tulloch said: "We have to put the safety of participants first.
"The track is waterlogged in places after a lot of rain today. The forecast is dry this evening but it does not dry out enough at this time of year."
The highlight of the eight-race card was set to be the Xenon Stakes (3.30), a £40,000 7f handicap featuring the veteran Safe Voyage and last-time-out winners Aphelios and Revich.
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