The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has confirmed that an extra jumpers’ bumper fixture will happen on the all-weather at Southwell on Sunday.
The choice has been made as a result of climate forecast for this weekend, which predicts important durations of sub-zero temperatures that might trigger disruption to the scheduled jumps fixtures, together with the large conferences at Newcastle and Newbury.
No inspection had been referred to as at both monitor as of Wednesday afternoon, however there will probably be considerations with all three jumps conferences on Thursday – Lingfield, Musselburgh and Taunton – calling early precautionary inspections as a result of forecast of freezing temperatures in a single day.
Newcastle clerk of the course Eloise Quayle advised the Racing Put up: “At this stage we’re looking a bit colder than originally forecast. I think we’ll see an inspection called, but at what stage I’m not sure just yet.”
The fixture at Southwell on Sunday will probably be a seven-race card and entries will shut at 12 midday on Thursday, with declarations to be made by 10am on Friday.
As well as, three chases at Carlisle on Sunday have been deserted, with two extra hurdle races programmed to create a six-race card.
The BHA explored the feasibility of staging extra Flat fixtures this weekend, however having thought-about suggestions from throughout the game and the sensible implications of doing so, it was decided that these fixtures shouldn’t happen in the course of the full Flat code break, which helps the members’ welfare.
The potential of a jumpers’ bumper fixture on Saturday was explored nevertheless it was deemed impractical as a result of logistical challenges of servicing an extra fixture of this sort with 4 bounce conferences already scheduled to happen in Britain.