Green light for Newcastle meet

This afternoon's meeting at Newcastle goes ahead following two morning inspections.

Officials at Gosforth Park were forced to assess conditions at 9am and 11am after overnight temperatures dipped to -3.5C.

Although the course was frozen in places following an initial inspection, conditions have improved sufficiently for clerk of the course James Armstrong to give the thumbs-up to the jumps fixture.

Armstrong said: "Temperatures are up 6C and the sun is shining, so we are fine."