Third track in four days neglects to finish card as ground issues

Dashing was deserted halfway through the card at Chester on Saturday because of wellbeing concerns, the third track in four days to have neglected to finish.

Stuart Williams’ sprinter Humanitarian slipped and fell two furlongs from the wrap up during the element challenge, the ICM Stellar Sports Handicap, race four of the seven on the day.

Racers and authorities took to the track after the competition to review the ground and, after an extensive postponement, hustling was canceled early.

It follows comparative abandonments at Beverley on Wednesday and Haydock on Friday as tracks battle with a mix of a long drought followed by times of weighty downpour.

Boss steward at Chester, Thomas Evetts, told: “There were clear wellbeing concerns and the choices make themselves.

“The main choice we had today was to apply some sand, which was restricted, and everybody felt that wasn’t adequate to fulfill the security concerns.

“It’s disturbing for the riders and one of our principal occupations is to guarantee the government assistance of the members. Security isn’t something to be thought twice about.”

Veteran rider John Egan told: “It presumably is the ideal choice. Until a mishap happens it’s normally some unacceptable thing however at that point assuming a mishap does occur, whose head is it on?

“It’s awful for the proprietors, paying the cash for the ponies and they need to endure its worst part.

“We’re deficient with regards to them [owners] at the moment as they’re escaping the game because of prize cash. The game is in enormous difficulty at the moment.”