Abandoned Newbury card rescheduled to Friday – Horseracing Update
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has decided to hold on Friday, February 17 all the seven abandoned races of last Saturday’s card at Newbury course. This rearrangement has been made after keen deliberations about the weather condition.
Remember, the BHA had to discard the Newbury fixtures of February 11 due to heavy frost and snow falls at the venue. The abandoned fixtures included:
12.15 The Betfair Super Saturday Steeple Chase (Grade 2) C4
12.45 The Betfair Denman Steeple Chase (Grade 2) C4
1.20 The Betfair Hurdle Race (Handicap) (Grade 3) C4
1.55 Betfair. Don't Settle For Less Novices' Hurdle Race (Class 4)
2.30 Betfair Supports Walking With The Wounded Handicap Hurdle Race (Class 2)
3.00 Betfair Novices' Steeple Chase (Registered as The Scilly Isles) (Grade 1)
3.35 Betfair Mobile For Best Prices Bumper (Listed Race)
Now, all these contests are rescheduled to be held on Friday when the temperature is likely to improve to some extent.
An official press release of BHA stated, “Following the abandonment of racing at Newbury on Saturday, the British Horseracing Authority, in conjunction with the Levy Board, has granted Newbury a replacement fixture to be staged on February, Friday 17.”
"The major races lost from Saturday's card will be rescheduled, including the previously rescheduled Scilly Isles Novices' Chase (Grade 1). “
A number of ace horses are set to participate in the above fixtures with Paul Nicholls’ Zarkandar at the top. Along with Zarkandar, the champion trainer is going to launch some other runners as well at Newbury.
Rescheduling the fixtures is not going to affect the bettors at all as the BHA has confirmed that all the bets, which were placed prior to last Saturday, will stand unchanged.
Newbury is not the only track to face this problem, rather the ongoing wave of cold has hit almost all the racing venues. Low temperatures coupled with frost and snow falls usually cause delays and abandonments in routine fixtures.
Though the BHA hopes that the weather will be favourable on Friday, but some seismologists still predict that frost may strike again.
Come what may, the bookmakers are eagerly waiting for February 17 when their staked favourites will turn into action.
http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse-racing/bha-stellar-newbury-card-rescheduled-for-next-friday/986189/groundandweatherwatch/
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