We are into that week of the year when Flat racing on turf is supposed to be off and running but no-one seems interested in staging it – an odd situation that is exaggerated when, as today, one of the jumps meetings succumbs to the weather. The start of Newton Abbot’s summer season has been postponed until Easter Saturday, leaving one card over the sticks and another on the all-weather as the only action to keep turnover rolling until Aintree opens its doors on Thursday.
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