The meeting at Newton Abbot has been cancelled

Today's meeting at Newton Abbot, which was set to include the Well Done England Euro Champions 2024 Handicap Chase, has been cancelled due to a waterlogged track.

The racecourse in South Devon was supposed to host a seven-race National Hunt card, with Matt Bailey, owner of the Par Inn in Cornwall, sponsoring the two-mile-five-furlong handicap chase in support of England's Euro 2024 campaign. Despite England's advancement to the semi-finals, they ultimately fell to a 2-1 defeat against Spain in the final.

Bailey had hoped that naming the race after the national team would bring some positive energy, saying, “If it comes in then I’m a genius and if it doesn’t, it’s something we can all laugh about.”

Unfortunately, heavy rainfall following a yellow weather warning resulted in a waterlogged track and unsafe conditions at the winning line, leading to the unavoidable decision to cancel the race and the entire meeting.