He reports the track to be unraceable at present with little prospect of it improving in time for Monday’s card.

“We had a deluge last night, as lots of places in the south west did, and that has left us waterlogged,” he said.

“The forecast is for a day of overcast weather with occasional showers and we would need a good few days of dry weather with a stiff breeze and warm sunshine to help.

“We’re not forecast that and we don’t have the time to dry out, so we have abandoned the meeting.”