Cork off, Naas facing inspection as freeze hits racing schedule

Today's meeting at Cork has been abandoned due to a frozen track.

"Following another night of frost unfortunately the track at Cork is unfit for racing following our inspection this morning due to parts of the track being frozen."

There will be an inspection at Naas at 7.30am on Sunday ahead of that scheduled fixture while there will also be 8am inspections ahead of the point to point action in both Tinahely and Ballindenisk.

Racing at Sandown and Wincanton has also been called off.

A forecast combination of frost and even fog had given Sandown officials cause for concern on Friday, leaving clerk of the course Andrew Cooper to announce a precautionary 7.30am inspection.

With temperatures minus 2C since midnight and still minus 2C around inspection time and not expected to be above freezing until 11am, an early decision was able to made with the course frozen in places.

At Wincanton, an inspection was brought forward after temperatures fell to minus 4.2C overnight, leaving the Somerset track frozen in places and unraceable.

Meanwhile, Saturday's All-Ireland Intermediate Club semi-final between Ballinderry and Austin Stacks has been moved from Tullamore to Parnell Park due to the weather.

Pitch inspections are due to take place before all this week's club action.