Ralph Beckett is keen to let Talent have the chance of further Classic glory in the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster on Saturday.

Ralph Beckett is keen to let Talent have the chance of further Classic glory in the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster on Saturday.

The weather continuing to wreak havoc with turf racing in Britain but the outlook is somewhat brighter in Ireland.

UK race track Southwell will be closed for at least a month as repairs are carried out to damage caused by recent flooding.

The recent heavy rain has hit racing at two tracks in the UK.

Newbury are not expecting the weather to disrupt their three-day Sportingbet Winter Festival meeting, culminating in the Hennessy Gold Cup on Saturday.

Significant rain has seen the going at Newmarket in England ease to soft ahead of the two-day Qipco Guineas Festival this weekend.

Tom George's Ring Bo Ree was the first winner of a jumps race in England for a fortnight in the Win Whatever The Result With BetAngel Handicap Chase at Southwell today.

This afternoon's jumps fixture at Southwell goes ahead after the course passed a second inspection at 8am.

This afternoon’s jumps fixture at Southwell is subject to a second course inspection at 8am.

Southwell have called an inspection for Wednesday’s National Hunt meeting.

Today’s meeting at Southwell has survived a precautionary 6am inspection and goes ahead as scheduled.

Southwell have announced a 6am precautionary inspection ahead of their jumps fixture tomorrow.

Southwell's jumps fixture on Tuesday has become the latest casualty of the cold snap.

This afternoon’s National Hunt meeting at Southwell will go ahead as scheduled.

This afternoon's all-weather meeting at Southwell has been abandoned due to snow.

The National Hunt meeting in Leicester, England on Tuesday is the latest to fall by the wayside as the cold snap shows no signs of relenting.

Wednesday’s National Hunt meeting at Southwell has been abandoned after the track failed a noon inspection.

This afternoon’s meeting at Southwell has been delayed due to an accident on the M1.

This evening's meeting at Wolverhampton had to be abandoned due to a floodlight failure.

Sunday’s meeting at Worcester became the latest casualty to have been abandoned due to waterlogging.