Waterlogging claims Plumpton
Racing at Plumpton this afternoon has been abandoned due to a waterlogged track. The meeting at Ayr on Tuesday is subject to a precautionary inspection at 7.30am.
Racing at Plumpton this afternoon has been abandoned due to a waterlogged track. The meeting at Ayr on Tuesday is subject to a precautionary inspection at 7.30am.
Tony McCoy was left stiff and sore but apparently not badly injured after a nasty fall at Plumpton.
Tony McCoy recorded the 3,000th win of his record-breaking career at Plumpton on Monday. View a picture gallery chronicling the ups and downs of the extraordinary Antrim man.
Tony McCoy gets the chance to find the two winners he needs to secure 3,000 career successes in Britain and Ireland thanks to this afternoon's meeting at Plumpton being given the go-ahead.
Tony McCoy has secured his 3,000th British and Irish National Hunt victory at Plumpton.
Plumpton sense they could share in a slice of racing history tomorrow when Tony McCoy takes centre stage in his bid to achieve 3,000 British and Irish National Hunt winners.
This afternoon's meeting at Plumpton and Monday's meetings at Taunton and Ludlow have been abandoned after another night of heavy frost.
Wyeth may not exactly be bred for the National Hunt game but he made a winning start to his career over obstacles in the Witney UK Structures & Marquees Novices' Hurdle at Plumpton.
Following the 3pm inspection the course at Plumpton was found to be raceable, but officials decided to have another look at 7.30am on Monday.
Plumpton's meeting on Sunday has been given the go-ahead after the Sussex venue passed a 7.30am inspection.
Plumpton will hold a precautionary 7.30am inspection ahead of Sunday's meeting.
This afternoon's meeting at Ayr has passed a 7.45am precautionary inspection and goes ahead as scheduled.
Monday's meeting at Plumpton has been abandoned after frost failed to clear completely from the venue.
Thursday's meeting at Plumpton is subject to a precautionary 3.00pm inspection this afternoon.
Tomorrow's meeting at Plumpton is the latest to come under threat from the current cold snap with officials at the track calling a precautionary inspection for 8.30am.
Very low temperatures during the night and the early morning gave officials at Plumpton no choice but to abandon today's meeting.
Plumpton will have called a precautionary inspection for 7.30am tomorrow due to the threat of frost.
Officials of the Jockey Club in London have confirmed that Timmy Murphy's appeal against a seven-day ban picked up at Plumpton will not be heard on Friday.
Timmy Murphy has confirmed he will appeal against the seven-day suspension he picked up at Plumpton on Monday.
Timmy Murphy has indicated he is set to appeal against the seven-day ban he incurred for throwing his whip at his mount Semi Precious at Plumpton on Monday.