Newton Abbot washed away

The jumps fixture at Newton Abbot in England on Tuesday has been abandoned after heavy overnight rainfall.

Newton Abbot washed away

The jumps fixture at Newton Abbot in England on Tuesday has been abandoned after heavy overnight rainfall.

With the races over fences having already been called off last week, course officials were faced with a relatively straightforward decision.

Ten millimetres of rainfall on Sunday further saturated the racecourse, with areas around the winning post described as “unstable”.

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