Waterlogging claims Leicester's meeting on Monday after 72mm of rain in the past day

Leicester's seven-race Flat fixture on Monday has been cancelled after 72mm of rain hit the East Midlands track in the past day.

The going had been good to firm, good in places but on Sunday morning was eased to soft with heavy waterlogged areas after 45mm of rain in an hour and a half on Saturday.

The track remained waterlogged when an inspection took place on Sunday afternoon.

Heavy rain is forecast to continue in the lead-up to the meeting, with a yellow Met Office weather warning for rain in place for Sunday and an amber weather warning on Monday.

Clerk of the course Jimmy Stevenson said at 9am on Sunday morning: "It was biblical yesterday and all that rain came down in an hour and a half. It was unbelievable.

"You don't see it very often, maybe once every couple of years before, but with global warming it's happening a bit more often and the infrastructure can't cope with that amount of rain in such a short period of time."

The start of the second half between Leicester City and Everton at the King Power Stadium – less than four miles away from the racecourse – was delayed on Saturday afternoon due to the heavy rain. Everton boss Sean Dyche told the BBC "he had never experienced conditions as bad as that".

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