
Chelmsford Abandonment Leaves Punters High and Dry
The all-weather track pulled the plug 72 hours early, leaving a decent evening card in tatters and plenty of questions unanswered.

Horse Racing Writer
Born and raised in County Tipperary, Tom O'Brien grew up surrounded by jump racing. His family have been involved in point-to-pointing for three generations, and Tom spent his twenties working as a stable lad at several Irish yards before moving into sports journalism. He covers National Hunt racing with the passion of someone who's mucked out the stables.

The all-weather track pulled the plug 72 hours early, leaving a decent evening card in tatters and plenty of questions unanswered.

A cracking afternoon of flat racing at Fontwell delivered quality action across seven races, with Diego Ventura headlining a competitive Class 2 handicap.

A cracking afternoon at Warwick served up some proper gems despite the good to firm ground, with progressive fillies and handicap angles galore.

Seven races at Towcester on good ground with the Skelton team looking strong. That's Nice heads the mares' chase feature.

A proper day's jumping at Newcastle with genuine quality shining through modest prize money - and some serious horses to follow emerging.

A solid evening's sport at Ponty delivered some promising performances and plenty of horses worth following through the summer season.

A cracking afternoon at headquarters with some serious talent on show in the novice ranks and a few fillies' contests that'll throw up future winners.

Good ground at Newcastle sets up a cracking afternoon of jumps racing, with Howth leading a competitive handicap hurdle field.

Windsor's Tuesday evening card delivered solid entertainment with the novice stakes providing the main talking point and several handicap performers worth following.

A decent evening's flat racing at Musselburgh served up some proper handicap puzzles and a few horses worth following through the summer.

Monday's flat card at Market Rasen served up some proper competitive handicaps and intriguing maidens on good ground.

A cracking Sunday card at Exeter delivered quality action with the Prince of Wales Cup as the centrepiece and several progressive sorts emerging.