Haydock's Friday fixture cancelled due to waterlogged track

Haydock’s meeting on Friday, October 18 has been called off due to waterlogging.

The course received a substantial level of rainfall in September which has carried through to this month, with around 10mm of rain on Thursday night. As more rain is forecast next week, officials have taken the decision to cancel the fixture now.

"We are extremely disappointed to have to abandon next Friday’s racing," said Dickon White, regional director of Jockey Club Racecourses North West.

"The track is heavily waterlogged and, as always, safety is paramount for all our equine and human participants at Haydock."

He added: "We wanted to give racegoers as much notice as possible and of course there will be full refunds to everyone who purchased tickets in advance."

Haydock’s next scheduled meeting is on Saturday, November 23, when the Betfair Chase will take place. Newton Abbot's fixture on Sunday has also been cancelled due to waterlogging.

Ladbrokes Coral unveil new BOG initiative

Ladbrokes Coral have announced they will offer best odds guaranteed in all 3,100 of their betting shops in Britain to every customer for 15 days.

The offer will run from Saturday, October 12 until Sunday, October 27, meaning Newmarket’s Cesarewitch day and Champions Day at Ascot will be included, as well as Cheltenham's Showcase meeting.

Currently only Ladbrokes Coral betting shop customers using multi-channel cards get best odds guaranteed on their racing bets.

Simon Clare, PR director for Ladbrokes Coral, said: "This is the biggest horseracing trading offer we have ever launched in our betting shops, and by running it for 15 days we expect almost every one of our regular racing customers to experience the benefit of best odds guaranteed."

Musselburgh given extra fixture

Musselburgh has been awarded an additional fixture due to recent abandonments at other tracks, including Ayr and Hamilton. The new six-race card offering £62,000 in prize-money will take place on Tuesday, October 15 and bring down the curtain on the track's Flat season, with entries closing at noon on Friday.

Replacement cards for Towcester announced

Two new jumps fixtures have been scheduled by the BHA after the demise of Towcester this month. Ffos Las will host racing on Thursday, November 28 and Hereford stage a meeting on Tuesday, December 19. Both fixtures will be seven-race cards taking place in the afternoon.

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