Racing in Britain received a seismic jolt yesterday after Jockey Club Racecourses announced that Kempton, home of the historic King George VI Chase, could be closed for housing redevelopment “from 2021 at the earliest”.

Retief Goosen insisted he was not satisfied with his form this season despite a thrilling victory in the South African Airways Open.

England’s Ross Fisher surged into a five-shot lead on the second day of the South African Airways Open at Fancourt today.