Frost claims Exeter

This afternoon’s meeting at Exeter has been abandoned due to a frozen track.

Clerk of the course Barry Johnson held an initial inspection at 8am but decided to take a second look an hour later in the hope of improvement.

That 9am check also proved inconclusive but after a third inspection at 10am, Johnson was forced to admit defeat.

He said: “We’ve lost the battle. It’s just 3C at the moment and while the frost is shifting very slowly, there’s a nasty, cold wind that is keeping it in the ground.

“It’s not really improved in the last hour so rather than mess everyone about, we have abandoned.”