Snowbound Newcastle in doubt

Newcastle’s high-profile Saturday meeting is in serious doubt with officials deciding to call an 8am inspection for Friday morning.

Newcastle’s high-profile Saturday meeting is in serious doubt with officials deciding to call an 8am inspection for Friday morning.

Gosforth Park is due to stage the Grade One Fighting Fifth Hurdle this weekend but with over five inches of snow currently laying on top of the frost covers, clerk of the course James Armstrong is pessimistic.

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