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Southwell call precautionary inspection

NEWBURY, ENGLAND - MARCH 03:  Frost on the course causes the cancellation of the gallops at Newbury racecourse on March 03, 2013 in Newbury, England. (Phot

Tuesday's jumps meetings at Lingfield and Southwell are both subject to precautionary inspections for forecast frost.

The track at Southwell is currently reported to be good to soft, good in places but temperatures are forecast to dip below freezing overnight.

A possible overnight low of -5C is forecast, prompting officials to call an early check at 0730(GMT), the same time at which officials at Lingfield will inspect.

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Overnight temperatures are forecast to drop to as low as -3C, although, helpfully, daytime temperatures on Tuesday are set to reach 4C.