Nottingham and Yarmouth get all-clear but Uttoxeter and Haydock are washed out

There was mixed news following a busy morning of inspections on Thursday with afternoon fixtures at Nottingham and Yarmouth getting the all-clear and evening cards at Uttoxeter and Haydock being cancelled.

The prolonged wet weather threatened major disruption to the fixture list but Nottingham (heavy, soft in places) and Yarmouth (heavy) were given the go-ahead to join Newbury and Leopardstown in staging meetings.

The heavy rain has had a major impact on the evening action, however, with Uttoxeter and Haydock forced to cancel due to waterlogging.

Haydock tweeted: "Following a precautionary inspection this morning unfortunately today’s racing has been abandoned. This is due to a further 10mm of rain overnight resulting in a waterlogged track, with further rain forecast."

Uttoxeter tweeted: "Racing Abandoned. 100mm of rain in the last 6 days. Large areas of standing water and forecast a further 10-15mm through today."

Leopardstown is on firmer ground for action this evening with a Group 3 featuring that old favourite Gordon Lord Byron trying to win at the age of 11 against an eight-year-old market leader in Flight Risk.

Newbury has a younger set with the feature fillies Listed race sure to garner interest as it was won last year by Sea Of Class, who promptly went on to win the Irish and Yorkshire Oaks before an unlucky second in the Arc at Longchamp.

Regarding future racing fixtures under threat from the weather, Leicester will inspect at 2pm on Friday for the Saturday evening meeting as the ground is waterlogged in places.

The testing conditions have led to a flood of non-runners for Thursday's meetings. Those taken out by 10.30am are listed below (reason going unless stated).

Newbury

2.00 10 Wren
2.30 11 Your Thoughts; 7 Pearl Jam (vet's certificate); 2 Eventura (self-certificate)
3.35 4 Chevallier (vet's certificate)
4.10 12 Savoy Brown (sc); 6 Laxmi (vc)
4.40 4 Young Merlin; 7 Ring Cycle (sc); 3 Natty Night (sc)
5.15 6 Grange Walk

Nottingham

2.10 2 Frontman; 6 Lady Navarra
2.40 2 Gamesters Icon; 9 Seventii
3.15 2 Moon Trouble; 9 Last Page; 4 Erissimus Maximus
3.45 2 Flora Tristan; 8 Dubai Elegance (self-certificate); 7 Tizwotitiz (sc)
4.20 7 Ambitious Icarus
4.55 4 Shagalla (self-certificate)
5.25 11 Turnbury; 10 Thunderhooves; 9 Broctune Red; 13 Foxrush Take Time

Yarmouth

2.20 2 Secret Treaties; 12 Atwaar; 13 Clipsham Tiger; 10 Sweet Forgetme Not; 16 Katie O'Hara; 1 Obsession For Gold; 15 Two Faced
3.25 6 Fame N Fortune; 7 Mukha Magic; 2 Perique
3.55 1 Nabhan; 2 Potters Lady Jane; 6 Remember The Man; 11 Norab; 12 Aria Rose
4.30 9 Catch My Breath (self-certificate)
5.05 3 Catalogue; 4 Dusty Damsel; 7 Mystical Jadeite
5.40 7 Sonnet Rose; 9 Agent Of Fortune; 13 Erastus (sc); 11 Mabo; 5 Mount Wellington

Going report

Nottingham (first race 1.40)
Heavy, soft in places

Newbury (2.00)
Soft (GoingStick 5.8 on Thursday at 7.30am). Rail movements: 3.00, 4.40 & 5.15 +19yds

Yarmouth (2.20)
Heavy (GoingStick 5.0 on Thursday at 6.45am)

Leopardstown (5.35)
Good, good to yielding in places (from good to firm, good in places)

Uttoxter (5.50)
Cancelled due to waterlogging

Haydock (6.00)
Cancelled due to waterlogging

Market movers

1.40 Nottingham Big City 3-1 (from 100-30)
2.30 Newbury Kingslady 16-1 (from 22)
3.00 Newbury Lastochka 12-1 (from 16)
8.10 Leopardstown Harvest Bow 9-1 (from 12)

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