Welsh National card postponed

Chepstow’s Coral Welsh National meeting on Monday has been postponed until Saturday, January 8.

The course remains unfit for racing and there is no prospect of conditions improving sufficiently over the next few days.

Officials have moved quickly to save the entire card, however, with the meeting now set for Saturday week.

Chepstow were due to race on Sunday, January 9 but have exchanged places in the racing calendar with Sedgefield.

“We won’t race on Monday and the card will take place on Saturday, January 8,” said clerk of the course Keith Ottesen.

“We’ve got a slot for some races to be televised on the BBC that day. It’s great to get the race saved – as long as the weather is all right.”