All you need to know as Exeter falls to the wet weather

Catterick is the sole surviving jumps meeting on Wednesday after Exeter was forced to call off its fixture due to false patches of ground.

An 8am inspection had been called at the course, but this was brought forward after 5mm of rain on Wednesday morning made the track unsafe for racing.

Something seems wrong when deep into the jump season it is the all-weather Flat card at Lingfield of three meetings that has the only class 2 race, in the Betway Handicap with £19,000 on offer.

The jumpers at Catterick, slogging round over often more than double the distance on heavy ground, have to settle for much less reward while their Flat counterparts enjoy their cushioned even surface at Lingfield and Kempton.

Going report

Lingfield (AW)- first race 1.00
Standard

Catterick - 1.20
Soft, heavy in places (GoingStick 6.6 hurdle, 6.3 chase)
Race distances: 2m races +30yds, 2m3f +48yds and 3m1f +60yds

Kempton (AW) - 4.40
Standard to slow

Exeter - 1.40
RACING ABANDONED

Market movers

2.05 Lingfield - Light Laughter into 11-4 (from 4)

What to back

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What to watch

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Final thought

Jabarout was a non-runner on his intended debut this month due to an ownership dispute. It will be interesting to see how he gets on at Lingfield now that things have, seemingly, been patched up.