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Down Royal optimistic of racing on Monday

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Down Royal is not expected to become another victim of the cold snap as the Northern Ireland track gears up for its fixture on Monday.

Officals at the course were forced to abandon its meeting on Saturday but HRI moved swiftly to reschedule the meeting.

Racecourse manager Mike Todd is confident the fixture will defeat the elements at the second attempt.

He said: "We've had no snow at all. We were forecast snow flurries (on Sunday) but didn't get any.

"Our track was under water on Saturday, which is why we can to cancel but we are now in good shape and we don't anticipate any problems."