Catterick in doubt

Thursday’s meeting at Catterick is in doubt after the North Yorkshire venue was hit by a severe frost overnight.

Temperatures at the track dipped to as low as minus seven and as the course is currently frozen, clerk of the course Fiona Needham is not optimistic ahead of a 12pm inspection on Wednesday.

“It is very cold here now and it was minus seven overnight so obviously, we are frozen,” said Needham.

“The forecast seems to have deteriorated in that we are only forecast a slight frost tonight but then temperatures of minus three or four on Wednesday night.

“It is not good at the moment and we have called an inspection for 12pm on Wednesday.”