Sedgefield prospects bleak

Tuesday’s meeting at Sedgefield is already in major doubt with course officials announcing a noon inspection for tomorrow.

The County Durham track is currently covered by 12 inches of snow and clerk of the course Charlie Moore admits there is little prospect of racing at this stage.

“We have 12 inches of snow on the course and we’re going to need a significant rise in temperatures and some rain,” said Moore.

“If the rain did arrive and the snow cleared, then we would probably be waterlogged, so it’s not looking great.

“The snow would need to have cleared by 8am on Monday for us to have any chance of being ready to race on Tuesday and we have been covered with snow since Wednesday, November 24.

“Maybe a miracle will happen, but we need something along those lines at the moment.”