Ascot Fine At Present Officials at Ascot racecourse are not expecting foot and mouth disease to interfere with their upcoming three-day fixture ? unless the situation changes again.Both Ascot and Windsor fall within the 10-kilometre surveillance zone imposed by Defra and the latest confirmed case in Old Windsor leaves the tracks close to the total-exclusion zone.However, Ascot's public relations manager Nick Smith stresses racegoers can look forward to some quality action ? with Saturday's Queen Elizabeth II Stakes the highlight ? as things stand.He said: 'We have taken several calls over the last few days regarding the current situation and did so after the disease outbreak in Egham.'The latest incident occurred within the existing surveillance zone but Ascot remains about two miles outside the total-exclusion zone.'So, unless the situation changes again, we're looking forward to the coming fixture and racing as normal.'(C) PA Sport
