Exeter & Plumpton both off This afternoon's meeting at Exeter has been abandoned due to a frozen track, while tomorrow's meeting at Plumpton has also been called off for the same reason. Clerk of the course at Exeter, Barry Johnson held an initial inspection at 8am but decided to take a second look an hour later in the hope of improvement. That 9am check also proved inconclusive but after a third inspection at 10am, Johnson was forced to admit defeat. He said: "We've lost the battle. It's just 3C at the moment and while the frost is shifting very slowly, there's a nasty, cold wind that is keeping it in the ground. "It's not really improved in the last hour so rather than mess everyone about, we have abandoned." Monday's meeting at Plumpton has also been abandoned due to a frozen track. Clerk of the course Mark Cornford has called off the National Hunt card after another harsh frost overnight. He said: "We've had two much more severe frosts than forecast. We were forecast towards minus 6C or even just minus 3C or 4C but it dropped to minus 11C on Friday night and then minus 10C last night. "The ground was already partly frozen and we still have a thin layer of snow on about 40% of the track so there just isn't enough time or a big enough increase in temperatures to get that cleared before racing. "The frost has gone so deep that it will probably take at least two or three days, if not three or four days, to clear."
