{"id":674230,"date":"2026-01-04T23:13:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T23:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/674230\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T23:13:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T23:13:10","slug":"racing-weather-and-inspection-latest-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/674230\/","title":{"rendered":"Racing weather and inspection latest news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ludlow and Lingfield became the latest meetings to fall foul of the weather with Monday&#8217;s cards abandoned after inspections on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Officials were due to have a look at the tracks at 10:00 and 12:00 respectively on Sunday but conditions were such at both venues that the decisions were made early.<\/p>\n<p>There are no anticipated problems for the remaining card at <strong>Wolverhampton<\/strong> although there is some snow in the forecast and officials have announced a precautionary inspection at 09:30 on raceday.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday&#8217;s meeting at <strong>Musselburgh<\/strong> was abandoned on Saturday morning. <\/p>\n<p>Sunday&#8217;s meetings at Chepstow, Plumpton and Naas have all been abandoned as the current cold-snap starts to bite.<\/p>\n<p>Officials at the Welsh track inspected at midday on Saturday and found the course to be frozen with no prospect of improvement. <\/p>\n<p>It was the same story at<strong> Plumpton<\/strong> at 13:00 where despite the frost covers being down, some areas of the racing circuit were frozen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Naas<\/strong> were scheduled to stage the Grade One Ballymore Novice Hurdle but heavy frost has taken a toll, Their card has been rescheduled for Friday January 9th.<\/p>\n<p>Inspection latest<strong>Sunday:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Plumpton <\/strong>&#8211; OFF<br \/><strong>Southwell <\/strong>(All-weather)<br \/><strong>Chepstow <\/strong>&#8211; OFF<\/p>\n<p>Monday:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lingfield<\/strong> &#8211; OFF<br \/><strong>Ludlow<\/strong> &#8211; OFF<br \/><strong>Wolverhampton<\/strong> (All-weather) &#8211; Inspection 09:30 Monday<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Musselburgh<\/strong> &#8211; OFF<br \/><strong>Southwell<\/strong> (All-weather)<br \/><strong>Wolverhampton<\/strong> (All-weather)<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leicester<\/strong> &#8211; Inspection 08:00 Monday<br \/><strong>Lingfield<\/strong> (All-weather)<br \/><strong>Kempton<\/strong> (All-weather) <\/p>\n<p>More from Sporting LifeSafer gambling<\/p>\n<p>We are committed in our support of safer gambling. 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