ascot abandoned?

Yes

Alex Hammond on Twitter confirmed it

36mm of rain since yesterday, false patches of ground and waterlogged.

Two weeks to Champions Day ......they ruined the great Newmarket card for this clueless , hapless idea .

yep waterlogged had some good bets for ascot

Called off on Alex Hammond's Twitter feed before Ascot's own. Should we really be having to rely on a presenter?

How much, if at all, is this about saving the ground for Champions Day?

626...

having that Champions Day in the Uk in the middle of October was always a crazy idea...

every chance of poor weather and terrible ground...

but what do we know...???

Indeed Hibby

You have to feel for all those wasted journeys down south...Jim Goldie etc

All last night it bucketed down in London,if
Ascot had that,not surprised.

The Arc meeting must be in doubt as well and that has been on the same date for 50 years or more. Exceptional weather. Unfortunately there are no decent jump meetings in UK until next weekend at Chepstow. Why? because it was normally too firm.

lovely day in Paris at the moment

Looks OK at the tennis which is not that far away. How much rain in the last 48 hours though?