Navan scales back weekend meeting

Racing : The races over fences scheduled for Navan on Sunday have been abandoned after the chase course was found to be unfit…

Racing: The races over fences scheduled for Navan on Sunday have been abandoned after the chase course was found to be unfit for racing following a course inspection.

One of the remaining hurdle races will be divided to form a six-race programme and the safety limit has been reduced to 20 runners in each race.

The Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Handicap Chase will now be run at Navan on March 29th.

The Turf Club announced there will be a 7.30am precautionary inspection at Down Royal on Sunday ahead of the fixture there on Monday due to current ground conditions on the chase course — and an adverse weather forecast for Saturday.

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In addition, the safety limit has been reduced to 16 runners in each of the four chases on Monday's programme.