Uttoxeter to inspect for Thursday meet

Uttoxeter’s fixture on Thursday is subject to an 8.30am precautionary inspection on raceday morning.

Track officials have adopted a prudent stance due to the prospect of another overnight frost.

Clerk of the course Charlie Moore is, however, “cautiously optimistic” the meeting will be given the go-ahead.

He said: “We have fleece covered all across the track and, at the moment, it is encouraging.

“Temperatures dropped to minus 3C this morning with a frost forecast tonight.

“Temperatures are due to get to between minus 2C and minus 3C but we would have been raceable today, so I’m cautiously optimistic.”