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Cheltenham to hold Friday inspection with temperatures plummeting

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Cheltenham to hold Friday inspection with temperatures plummeting

Cheltenham will hold an inspection on Friday morning at 7.30am. The first day of the two-day December meeting is in doubt. Temperatures are forecast to dip as low as -5C overnight on Thursday. Frost covers were deployed at the track on Wednesday. Hexham's meeting was cancelled on Tuesday due to sub-zero temperatures. The fixture is due on Saturday with a card featuring the Ais December Gold Cup and the Grade 2 Unibet International Hurdle. It is expected to rise to 1-2C during racing.

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