Taunton passes morning check Wednesday’s meeting at Taunton goes ahead after the track passed a precautionary morning inspection. Officials called the 7am check due to “variable forecasts” for the overnight weather ahead of a six-race jumps card. While temperatures did drop to -1C, the track is reported to be raceable with the going described as soft, good to soft in places. The National Hunt programme has been heavily impacted in recent days by the cold weather, with Monday’s meeting at Ayr the only jumps action so far this week.
