Heavy snow at Kempton has led to the abandonment of tomorrow’s all-weather fixture.

CHELTENHAM officials are confident next week’s four-day Festival will beat the weather, despite meetings being lost due to waterlogging almost on a daily basis in Britain.

Cheltenham officials are confident next week’s four-day Festival will beat the weather – despite meetings lost due to waterlogging almost on a daily basis over the entire country.

Weatherman John Kettley predicts that the ground at Aintree on John Smith’s Grand National day will have softened up and he expects the venue to see around 20 millimetres of rain before Saturday.

Connections of Monty’s Pass are expecting the 11-year-old to make a bold bid to repeat last year’s memorable victory in the Martell Cognac Grand National on Saturday.