Catterick and Chepstow weather worries as big freeze threatens racing

• Both track must pass early-morning Friday inspections

• Frost covers going down at Sandown for Saturday card

The race meetings at Catterick and Chepstow on Friday must pass early-morning inspections with the weather set to take a turn for the worse across the country over the weekend.

The threat of overnight snow and frost has forced Catterick officials to call an inspection at 8am. Ten millimetres of rainfall during the last 24 hours has been compounded by a light covering of snow and sub-zero temperatures.

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