Weather latest: Hereford's Wednesday meeting called off but Leicester good to go

Wednesday's meeting at Hereford has been cancelled due to a waterlogged track.

Course officials brought forward the planned 4pm inspection on Tuesday afternoon with conditions deteriorating and areas of false ground that could not be passed.

There had been 16mm of rain at the course since Monday, which left standing water in places, with further rain forecast on Tuesday afternoon.

Racing at Leicester, also on Wednesday, goes ahead after the course missed the majority of the heavy rain on Monday.

Leicester: has cancelled six of its last nine meetingsCredit: Edward Whitaker

Looking ahead to the weekend, Sandown clerk of the course Andrew Cooper tweeted that the course is facing no issues for Contenders day on Saturday, headlined by the Grade 1 Scilly Isles Novices' Hurdle.

Sandown is just 25 miles from Lingfield, which cancelled its Tuesday meeting due to waterlogging, and has had 10mm of rain since Monday.

The going at present is soft, heavy in places on the chase course, and heavy, soft in places on the hurdles course. Scattered showers are forecast for Thursday and Friday.

Wednesday

Leicester Heavy (hurdle); Soft, heavy in places (chase)
Hereford Cancelled

Thursday

Wincanton Soft, heavy in places (hurdle); Soft (chase)
Limerick Soft
Ffos Las Soft, heavy in places

Friday

Catterick Soft, good to soft in places
Chepstow Heavy

Saturday

Sandown Heavy, soft in places (hurdle); Soft, heavy in places (chase)
Leopardstown Soft, yielding in places (hurdle); Yielding, yielding to soft in places (chase)
Musselburgh Good, good to soft in places
Wetherby Soft

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