Musselburgh racecourse keeping fingers crossed over weather

Racing at Musselburgh on Friday hinges on a relenting of the wintry weather over the next 24 hours with an inspection called for Thursday afternoon.
Musselburgh clerk of the course Harriet GrahamMusselburgh clerk of the course Harriet Graham
Musselburgh clerk of the course Harriet Graham

With the track beneath a covering of snow when clerk of the course Harriet Graham surveyed the scene, she had little hesitation in calling the inspection and said: “We have an inch of snow, but it is something of a variable forecast. The forecasters say we could get snow, sleet or rain on Thursday and, if we are lucky and it is rain, then we would have a chance of racing. We shall monitor the situation closely, but it all hinges on what the weather throws at us.”