The Leader Newspaper
By Andrew Atkinson EXCLUSIVE
Race entries at Newcastle were affected by the snowfall on roads with many horses scheduled to go to post declared non-runners on Friday.
“The horrendous conditions en route to Newcastle resulted in so many non-runners- including ours – in the first four races,” said trainer Phil Kirby.
Kirby, based at Green Oaks Farm stables in Richmond North Yorkshire, said: “The second box was borderline to make it with four in the fourth race.”
Snow joke: road tail-backs lead to a plethora of non-runners at Newcastle. Photo: Phil Kirby.
It was too late, with four of the five non-runners in the 1.40 race coming from Kirby’s stables.