Kempton card falls due to freezing fog
This afternoon’s all-weather fixture at Kempton has been abandoned due to freezing fog.
The Sunbury circuit came through a 12.30pm precautionary inspection on Sunday, but a further check was announced for raceday morning and officials ultimately had no option but to call off proceedings.
Clerk of the course Barney Clifford said: “It’s 8am, we’ve got freezing fog and it’s minus 5C.
⭕Important Announcement⭕
Unfortunately, today's fixture has been abandoned. This is due to freezing fog which is not forecast to clear. The current temperature at the racecourse is -5.
— Kempton Park Racecourse (@kemptonparkrace) January 23, 2023
“I had to wait to get the latest update from the Met Office and it’s not forecast to clear today. It might do by 3pm, but it’s worse now than it was 7.30am.
“Hopefully we should be fine for racing on Wednesday, but this looks set in for the day. Put it this way, if I was going skiing here today you wouldn’t see much!”
Leicester’s meeting on Tuesday has also been called off. Officials had planned to inspect at 3.30pm, but with the track frozen and no prospect of sufficient improvement, an early decision was made.
Exeter’s National Hunt meeting on Tuesday must survive a 4pm inspection on Monday.
