Towcester passes morning inspection

Racing at Towcester goes ahead this afternoon after the track passed an early-morning inspection.

Racing at Towcester goes ahead this afternoon after the track passed an early-morning inspection.

Clerk of the course Nick Lees said: "We had a dry night and racing is on. We're heavy, with soft places in the back straight, and we will miss out the last fence and hurdle in all races. The ground is not great but it is raceable."

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