RACING: Wet weather is continuing to hit racing this week following a National Hunt wash-out yesterday.

Lingfield's all-weather meeting was left to fly the flag after all three of yesterday's jump meetings were abandoned on Sunday.

Two of today's cards, at Fontwell and Warwick, have already been called off with a third, Catterick, subject to a 7.30 a.m. inspection because of standing water on parts of the track.

After Warwick had fallen on Sunday, Fontwell was lost following an inspection yesterday because the course is waterlogged.

"We've had a further 10 millimetres of rain today on top of 15 millimetres yesterday. And it is just not safe," said clerk of the course Geoff Stickels.

Catterick clerk of the course Jonjo Sanderson said: "We have got water standing and we would not have raced today. If we get any rain tonight I'd find it hard for us to race tomorrow, but it does drain incredibly quickly here.

"We have had so much rain - four inches in the last eight days - yet there is only one bad area just as you come into the back straight on the hurdles course which shows what a great draining track this is."

Catterick are also scheduled to race tomorrow but Plumpton has been abandoned. "We're absolutely soaked, there was no chance of us going ahead," a course spokeswoman said.

Cheltenham, where racing is scheduled for today and tomorrow, are worried about a poor forecast for tonight.

Prospects are little better later in the week with Thursday's meeting at Folkestone, Hexham on Friday and Sandown on Saturday already under threat from waterlogging.

No problems are reported at all-weather tracks with racing set to take place at Wolverhampton today.

Today's meetings at Punchestown and Tramore are expected to go ahead but tomorrow's fixture at Fairyhouse has been abandoned as the course is waterlogged.