Five alive! Meeting survives after multiple inspections

Dark And Dangerous (Amy Waugh) come home clear in the 3m3f handicap hurdleCredit: John Grossick (racingpost.com/photos)

What is the record number of inspections before a meeting is given the all-clear?

This fixture must be a contender for it took five, the first at 7.30am and the final one at 1pm just an hour before the scheduled time of the first race. The problem was frost, with an area near the final flight of hurdles giving the most cause for concern.

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Colin Russell

Published on 6 February 2017inReports

Last updated 19:27, 6 February 2017

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