Haydock Sprint Cup card washed away

This afternoon’s big meeting at Haydock, featuring the Group One Betfred Sprint Cup, has been abandoned.

Officials moved forward a scheduled 7am inspection due to the extreme nature of the waterlogging at the Merseyside venue.

Clerk of the course Kirkland Tellwright said: “We have had 35mm of rain inside the last 24 hours, including two heavy cloud-bursts during the night.

“We got here early this morning and it was obvious that it was a lost cause.”

Of the prospect of rearranging the Sprint Cup, Tellwright added: “The British Horseracing Authority are currently on the case.”

Today's card at Stratford and Monday meet at Newcastle have also fallen foul of the weather.