RACING enthusiasts are having to face up to the possibility of there being no racing in either Britain or Ireland on Sunday.

Chepstow’s Coral Welsh National meeting on Monday has been postponed until Saturday, January 8.

Chepstow have been forced to abandon their Monday fixture and the meeting will now be switched to Bath on the same day.

Chepstow's meeting this afternoon will go ahead as planned after a precautionary 8am inspection was brought forward.

Chepstow's fixture on Bank Holiday Monday is subject to a precautionary 8am inspection on Sunday morning.

Chepstow have called a precautionary inspection for 8am ahead of Monday’s Coral Welsh National card.

Wednesday’s meeting at Chepstow is subject to a precautionary inspection at 7.30am.

Chepstow were forced to abandon this afternoon’s meeting after only two races due to heavy rain.

Chepstow have called a precautionary inspection ahead of tomorrow’s meeting.

Chepstow will have to pass a precautionary inspection at 8am if tomorrow’s Coral Welsh National is to go ahead.

Chepstow have been forced to bring forward their scheduled inspection for Friday’s meeting following heavy rain this morning.

Chepstow's fixture next Monday is subject to passing an 8am precautionary inspection tomorrow.

HEAVY rain has decimated the fixture list with several tracks already washed out and some of the weekend action also under threat.

Heavy rain has decimated the fixture list with several tracks already washed out and some of the weekend action also under threat.

Sir Rembrandt heads the list of 15 horses declared for the totesport Classic Chase at Warwick on Saturday.

Chepstow will hold a precautionary inspection at 7.30am due to the threat of overnight rain.

Chepstow will hold a further inspection at 9.30am ahead of this afternoon’s meeting.

An arctic blast of weather is taking its toll on the racing calendar with Huntingdon and Leicester being abandoned today and inspections called for Newbury and Catterick tomorrow.

Chepstow will not resume racing until October 8 as the track needs longer to recover from the problems caused by insect larvae.

Bear On Board is on course to begin his preparation for a second crack at the Grand National by running in the John Hughes Rehearsal Chase on Saturday.

The FTSE 100 index notched up a new 14-month high today as markets rose on hopes of a strong third quarter earnings season.

London's top flight shares have continued their march towards a new one-year closing high.

Rooster Booster enhanced his Smurfit Champion Hurdle aspirations when powering to success under top-weight in the Rehabilitation of Racehorses Hurdle at Cheltenham today.