Kempton Park’s opening Jump fixture of the season, scheduled for Sunday the 18th of October, has been cancelled.

The Jockey Club says that despite continued irrigation being applied to the Jump tracks since the end of June, the prolonged period of dry weather and warm temperatures has meant it’s unable to achieve the safe ground conditions required for Jump racing.

The Jockey Club statement.

While we are disappointed to lose the fixture, we are pleased to confirm that the Panoramic Hurdle Race (Class 1) (Listed Race) (GBB Race) will be transferred to Carlisle Racecourse and run at its current value of £50,000 on Thursday 22nd October.

Unfortunately, there has been no significant rainfall in recent weeks at Exeter Racecourse and with insufficient rain in the forecast it is necessary to also cancel the second fixture of the season, Best Mate Beginners Chase Day, scheduled for Tuesday 20th October.

All general admission ticket holders for the cancelled fixtures will receive an automatic refund. Our teams will contact hospitality guests directly to discuss arrangements.