Jump racing set to return in Britain at Plumpton and Ludlow on Tuesday

Jumps racing in Britain is set to return for the first time since December 11 after Plumpton and Ludlow passed Monday morning inspections before their cards on Tuesday.

After the course at Plumpton was cleared of frost, officials gave the fixture the green light, with the ground was described as good to soft, soft in places on the chase course and soft, good to soft in places on the hurdle track.

The going at Ludlow is good to soft, soft in places, and temperatures on raceday are expected to reach highs of 10C.

Officials at Lingfield remain hopeful Wednesday's jumps fixture can go ahead as temperatures continue to rise across the country.

Lingfield was hit with 20mm of rainfall since midday on Sunday and, together with melting snow, was forced to cancel Monday's meeting as a result of the track being frozen in places.

Temperatures are expected to reach highs of 12C on Tuesday morning, with sunshine and dry conditions in the forecast, but further rainfall is scheduled on raceday.

A report from the Met Office said that between 10-20mm of rain is expected overnight on Tuesday in the north west of England and parts of Wales, but it clears on Wednesday and it is due to be a dry day for most of Britain.

The going at Hereford is soft on both the hurdle and chase course with no concerns before Wednesday's fixture.

Taunton also raced on Wednesday and officials have confirmed the track is currently raceable as they prepare to host a seven-race jumps card. A dry day is forecast on Tuesday, while temperatures will rise to highs of 14C on raceday.

The going at Ffos Las for Thursday's card remains good to soft, soft in places, while the going at Ayr is good with the frozen parts of the track "improving slightly" on Monday.

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