Rasen abandons St Stephen's Day card

Officials at Market Rasen have been forced to abandon their St Stephen's Day fixture with conditions showing no signs of improvement.

Clerk of the course Nick Patton announced a 10am inspection for Christmas Day but after checking the track earlier, he was forced to draw stumps.

“We brought the inspection forward as there has been no improvement and snow is still covering the track,” said Patton.

“It’s obviously hugely disappointing as it’s a massive fixture for us, but there was no point dragging it on as things are not going to improve sufficiently.”