‘Unsafe’ Chepstow lasts just two races after Plumpton falls to weather U-turn

Plumpton passed inspection but was then called offChepstow beat two inspections before abandonment

Racing at Chepstow was abandoned after two races on Sunday, just hours after Plumpton’s Sussex National meeting was called off despite passing a morning inspection.

Following a Saturday without any jumps or afternoon action, a full programme of National Hunt racing looked set to take place on Sunday after fixtures at Chepstow, Plumpton and Naas were all initially given the go-ahead following morning checks. The team at Chepstow opted to take another look after an initial precautionary inspection at 7.30am and, with temperatures rising, the seven-race card passed a second inspection at 9am.

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