THURLES will race on Sunday having passed a 7.30am inspection. However, Navan's meeting today has been cancelled as parts of the track remain frozen. A tweet from Navan Racecourse read: "Following an inspection, today's meeting has been cancelled due to the track remaining frozen in areas and there will not be a sufficient thaw before race-time."

The going at Thurles is described as yielding and the day is expected to be generally dry, with temperatures as high as 10C.

Sunday's point-to-points at Tattersalls in Co Meath and Boulta in Co Cork also go ahead, both having passed 8am precautionary inspections.

The only British meeting on Sunday is Wolverhampton on the Tapeta.

There was no racing in Ireland or Britain on Saturday following the cancellation on Saturday morning of the all-weather cards at Lingfield and Chelmsford. Turf meetings at Fairyhouse, Ascot, Haydock and Newcastle had already been cancelled due to frozen tracks.

The Grade 1 Long Walk Hurdle, due to be run at Ascot on Saturday, has been added to the Kempton card on December 26th.

Irish racing will have a much busier week than planned in the lead-up to Christmas. Punchestown is due to stage its rescheduled Grade 1 John Durkan card on Monday and officials have expressed confidence the meeting will go ahead.

Naas plans to race on Tuesday, having lost its Thursday slot this week. Naas has called a precautionary inspection for 10am on Monday. If racing goes ahead at Naas, the card will include the Grade 2 Tote Navan Novice Hurdle as an eighth race with original declarations to stand.

Fairyhouse will race on Wednesday, a meeting to replace the Saturday meeting it lost. Added to the Fairyhouse card as an eighth race is the NavanRacecourse.ie Rated Novice Chase. This race will revert back to entries at weights stage and will close for fresh declarations, along with the rest of the Fairyhouse card, by 10am on Monday.

Dundalk also race next Wednesday, as planned.

Finally, as the Grade B Bective Stud Tea Rooms Handicap Hurdle was unable to be held at Navan this wekeend, the Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) due to be held at Leopardstown on Wednesday, December 28th, will now have a value of €50,000 (up from €30,000)

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