Disappointment for Chester as racing called off after four races
Concerns over ground conditions on a bend lead to abandonment.
Racing was abandoned after four races at Chester on Saturday afternoon following safety concerns over conditions on the home bend. Concerns were raised after Stuart Williams’s Humanitarian slipped up in the feature ICM Stellar Sports Handicap which was won by Tim Easterby’s Boardman, with racing subsequently halted with three races of the card remaining.Fixture Comment @ChesterRaces: Stewards have ordered that racing be abandoned due to the safety concerns raised.
— BHA Stewards (@BHAStewards) May 28, 2022
Clerk of the course Andrew Tulloch said: “It is deeply disappointing for all of us here, but the welfare of both horses and riders is paramount. “The stewards followed the procedures in such instances, when they take a delegation of jockeys and trainers to inspect. They looked at the bend coming into the home straight, what we call the castle bend, and in the 3.45 there was a horse at the back of the field that sadly did lose his footing and that was the reason for the inspection.
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