Leicester to inspect for Thursday's meeting with heavy rain forecast

Leicester's meeting on Thursday, scheduled to feature the Listed Charnwood Forest Mares' Chase (2.15), is subject to an 8am inspection due to the threat of heavy rain overnight.

Although Wednesday is forecast to be dry, the levels of rain into Thursday are concerning officials.

Speaking on Wednesday morning, clerk of the course Jimmy Stevenson said: "We're perfectly okay at the moment but we've got quite a lot of rain forecast overnight. We could get between 10-15mm and it just depends on how it impacts us, so we'll check in the morning. We've been dry for the last ten days but the ground is still wet underneath."

The ground at Leicester on Wednesday morning was described as soft, heavy in places on the hurdle track and good to soft, soft in places on the chase course.

Following the wet autumn, the dual-purpose track was forced to cancel its last two Flat fixtures and first two jumps meetings.

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