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This from Kempton's Clerk of the course
“It is frozen, well and truly,” said clerk of the course Barney Clifford.
“We’ve had three consecutive nights of -6C and temperatures of no higher than 2C for the last three days.
“So we need the forecast to improve enormously over the next four days. At the minute, we are unraceable and you can’t have any optimism if you are unraceable on Tuesday afternoon.
“If the forecast comes our way there is a chance of 50-50, but we will know more on Thursday afternoon going into Friday.
“If we were meant to be racing tomorrow, I would have abandoned it this afternoon. But we just have to give it time and see how the forecast plays out.”
Its pissing down here where I live (N.West) and ALL the snow and frost has well gone.
Temps of 6 and 7degrees for 3 days and they still consider abandoning? There is no way a meeting on Saturday can be in jeopardy with conditions as such
This sport just loves to self-flagellate
“It is frozen, well and truly,” said clerk of the course Barney Clifford.
“We’ve had three consecutive nights of -6C and temperatures of no higher than 2C for the last three days.
“So we need the forecast to improve enormously over the next four days. At the minute, we are unraceable and you can’t have any optimism if you are unraceable on Tuesday afternoon.
“If the forecast comes our way there is a chance of 50-50, but we will know more on Thursday afternoon going into Friday.
“If we were meant to be racing tomorrow, I would have abandoned it this afternoon. But we just have to give it time and see how the forecast plays out.”
Its pissing down here where I live (N.West) and ALL the snow and frost has well gone.
Temps of 6 and 7degrees for 3 days and they still consider abandoning? There is no way a meeting on Saturday can be in jeopardy with conditions as such
This sport just loves to self-flagellate
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This from Kempton's Clerk of the course speaking on Tuesday afternoon.
Clifford said: "At this precise moment we're unraceable. We're frozen solid after three consecutive nights of frost and -6C air temperature, but we've been colder than that on the ground and temperatures haven't risen above 2C in three days." Temperatures are due to increase on Wednesday but the forecast generally is unsettled. Clifford also said: "We have sleet, snow or rain forecast for tonight, but we're not sure which we're going to get. Daytime temperatures on Wednesday could get to 3C or 4C, which is a slight help but it's not brilliant. "On Wednesday night and into Thursday we have more rain, but temperatures aren't that high. Rainfall would help, but it could be snow by Friday lunchtime." |
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The problem is if Storm FunnyFrenchName goes south as God and nature intend, it will miss Britain but apparently there is a slight chance it will veer north and drop tons of the cold white stuff on Kempton.
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Do you know the mind of God?
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Maybe everybody needs a rest from it
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One is reminded of the Yes Prime Minister joke that, based on the longevity of bishops, God is not desperate for their company.
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Is it time racing took the big freeze into its own hands and introduced an enforced break in the season?
https://www.racingpost.com/news/opinion/comment/is-it-time-racing-took-the-big-freeze-into-its-own-hands-and-imposed-an-enforced-break-in-the-season-ayZ118f6hhoK/ Maddy Playle thinks the unthinkable (or has glanced at the Irish calendar, hard to say really). |
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Is it all an intrigue, ploy, to reduce the track’s profitability to aid the development campaign?
Just making mischief?  |
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The problem with a break is when should it happen
the weather is so unpredictable that you find summer meetings called off due to waterlogging I remember Pickled Pork being cancelled, unprecedented |
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If there is a big freeze in spite of all the efforts to tackle global warming, it stops turf racing. If there is a winter break, it stops turf racing.
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rtv doing their best to make it seem like it's baltic in Sunbury :)
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Warwick is next to no chance of being on.
Forecast gives Kempton little chance too. |
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Well I only look at Met Office and for the track its a minimum of 2 degrees and max of 7 degrees , most likely chance of being off = waterlogging .
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To be fair frost can take a while to come out of the ground.
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Indeed it can,Honcho.
Warwick needs a lot of luck for Saturday |
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I think both Warwick & Kempton will race.
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We had red marauder swimming through Mud at the GN , and the Thinker Skiing to victory in the Gold Cup , Times have certainly changed
The Health Safety and Welfare brigade would have none of that these days |
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I am not far from Warwick
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Nor me uptheirons, about 3 miles away.
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I hope that you are correct,saxon
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Likely afraid some woke melt will slip on ice whilst on course and sue the pants off them.
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Are they watering though
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I know Kempston is a big open space, but down the road in West Molesey it was sunny most of the day and 5c from midday until 2pm.
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Taunton are watering to maintain Good Ground
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Saxon 549 post that’s a bit to positive for this forum.
As for a winter break I’ve never heard such nonsense she clearly doesn’t really like horse racing it’s just a job on the gravy train . The Lanzarote has been called of just 4 times in 50 years even Carlisle in the north which staged the race in 2006 due to kempton having the aw track built managed to get it on. |
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Kempton has passed it’s inspection
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Warwick need some help but are not giving up
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I’m not as confident as I was regarding Warwick, with the frost not due to come out of the ground until after 10AM tomorrow.
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They have suggested missing a few fences if need be I think the problem Saxon is they can’t get areas covered .ide have settled for one of the two been on
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Due to get down to Minus 3C overnight and reach 1C by 11am.
Odds against imo |
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if that f/c is correct then warwick will be off
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winter break is utter nonsense
will happen 1 year where its raceable through the break then a cold snap arrives on resumption just get on with what nature brings but with 20-30% fewer fixtures through the year |
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That happened one in three years in the SPL. Don’t do it now.
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The unpredictability of if and when it will occur makes it a non starter.
I don't mind a few blank days as the AW is not for me |