Ruby Walsh has come in for the plum ride on Zarkandar in Saturday’s Betfair Hurdle after a change to the Newbury card which allows the rider to defer a suspension that originally ruled him out of action this weekend.

Today’s meeting at Newbury goes ahead after course officials made an early decision to give the card the green light.

This afternoon’s meeting at Newbury will have to pass a further inspection at 11.30am if it is to go ahead.

Officials at Newbury have called a precautionary inspection for 10am ahead of this afternoon’s meeting.

Thaw has firmly set in at Newbury ahead of a major afternoon’s jumping action on Wednesday.

WITH the King George VI Chase frozen off today at Kempton all eyes are now on Ffos Las getting jumps racing in Britain and Ireland out of the deep freeze tomorrow.

Kauto Star's bid to record a record fifth successive victory in the King George VI Chase could still become a reality

Newbury officials will continue to monitor weather updates very closely for their three-day meeting culminating in the Hennessy Gold Cup on Saturday.

DENMAN has been left at the head of the weights and is one of 34 remaining entries for the Hennessy Gold Cup on Saturday week.

This afternoon’s fixture at Newbury survived a 9.30am precautionary inspection and goes ahead as scheduled.

This afternoon’s fixture at Newbury is subject to an impromptu 9.30am precautionary inspection.

HORSE Racing Ireland have announced a replacement fixture for Thurles after yesterday’s fixture was cancelled following heavy overnight frost.

Newbury have made an early move in an attempt to beat the frost ahead of Saturday's big meeting.

Today’s meeting at Newbury has been abandoned due to snow.

Newbury’s meeting on Saturday, set to feature the return to action of Gold Cup winner Denman, has been abandoned.

Saturday’s prestigious fixture at Newbury must pass an 8am inspection on Friday.

Snow wiped out racing in Britain on Monday and prospects of racing on turf taking place in the next couple of days are slim.

Friday’s meeting at Newbury has been abandoned due to a waterlogged track.

The Juddmonte International will take centre stage at Newmarket on Saturday after the racing industry moved to save a number of key races washed away by the abandonment of the York Ebor festival.

This afternoon’s meeting at Newbury has been abandoned and tomorrow’s high-profile fixture hinges upon a 4pm inspection.

Friday’s action at Kempton and Wolverhampton hinges on morning inspections - with Saturday’s Leopardstown card also under threat.

This afternoon’s meeting at Newbury has been given the go-ahead after a successful 7.30am inspection.

David Pipe may have just one runner from his three five-day entries in the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Newbury on Saturday.

This afternoon’s meeting at Newbury has been abandoned due to a waterlogged track.

Connections of Soviet Song would be “disappointed if she didn’t run a nice race” on her comeback in tomorrow’s Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes at Newbury.

Newbury is the only turf meeting to be given the go-ahead this afternoon after Britain awoke to widespread frost and snow.

Newbury are hoping their innovative course cover will allow them to beat the freeze and stage tomorrow’s Vodafone Gold Cup.

Newbury are confident of racing tomorrow after an innovative course cover allowed today’s fixture to go ahead.

TODAY’S National Hunt meeting at Southwell has been lost to the weather but the day’s feature card at Newbury looks set to go-ahead, with officials not planning an inspection.

The current cold snap is threatening to wreak havoc with the fixture list over the next few days after this afternoon’s jumps meetings where abandoned due to frost.

Punters faced another disappointing Saturday as the high-profile meetings at Newbury and Warwick fell victim to the weather.

All three of tomorrow’s National Hunt meetings in the UK are subject to early-morning inspections, although today’s meeting at Bangor has managed to beat the frost.

Saturday’s totesport Trophy meeting at Newbury is “in the balance” due to frost.

PENZANCE is the horse the sponsors fear in the totesport Trophy at Newbury on Saturday.

Penzance is the horse the sponsors fear in the totesport Trophy at Newbury on Saturday.

Officials at Newbury were forced to abandon this afternoon’s meeting after sub-zero temperatures left a severe frost on the track.

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.

Officials at Newbury have called a precautionary inspection for 7.30am ahead of tomorrow’s card due to the threat of wintery weather.

Officials at Newbury are confident that the prestigious Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup meeting will go ahead without a hitch thanks to a favourable weather forecast.

PAT SMULLEN and Thierry Gillet are hoping for different conditions for their prospective rides in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at Newbury on Saturday.

Phoenix Reach is "fighting fit and raring to go" ahead of his big test in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at Newbury on Saturday.

Newbury have called a 7.30am inspection tomorrow ahead of their afternoon meeting.

Mild weather arrived in time to save today’s three jumps meetings in the UK, with tomorrow’s and Thursday’s cards set to go ahead.

Newbury’s card tomorrow, which features the stanjames.co.uk Challow Novices’ Hurdle, is set to go ahead.