Plumpton and Ayr to inspect for Monday cards The meeting at Plumpton on Monday must pass an 8am precautionary inspection. Currently the course is raceable underneath the frost covers but another cold night is forecast in Sussex. Saturday night saw temperatures dip as low as -4C and it is set to get to -3C on Sunday night. The worry might be if temperatures rise quickly enough if the ground freezes, with a maximum of only 2C forecast. Meanwhile Ayr's National Hunt meeting on Monday must also survive an 8am precautionary inspection. Clerk of the course Graeme Anderson called the check due to expected freezing temperatures overnight. The track is currently covered and underneath the going is described as heavy, soft in places. While it is expected to be as cold as -3C overnight, daytime temperatures could get as high as 6C giving officials plenty of hope.
