Frost claims Folkestone card

This afternoon’s meeting at Folkestone has been abandoned due to frost.

Temperatures dipped well below freezing overnight forcing officials to call off the fixture after a 7.30am inspection.

Clerk of the course Neil Mackenzie Ross said: “It went down to minus four overnight and the temperature is not going to rise quickly enough to allow us to race.

“It was a severe frost and, unfortunately, we have had to abandon.”

Meanwhile, Ludlow will stage an 8am inspection ahead of their fixture tomorrow afternoon.

Temperatures are forecast to drop below freezing overnight but clerk of the course Bob Davies is still optimistic about their chances of racing.

He said: “We had a sharp frost last night but it is a bright morning and we will see what happens. It could be between minus three and minus five overnight depending on which forecast you take and if it does fall to those levels, we would have a problem.

“However, the sun comes up much earlier at this time of year and we are not due to start racing until 2.20pm so that should help.”