Dan Skelton has ruled Kabral Du Mathan and Madara out of Saturday’s action at Cheltenham, saying the ground at the November Meeting is too quick for them. The trainer told Sporting Life that four of his Saturday runners will now be non-runners, including a horse in the bumper and one named Top Guy. The ground was described as good, good to soft in places going into Friday’s opening day. With frost forecast overnight the track was due to be covered, with no rain expected, and

Wincanton has abandoned its meeting on Thursday 19 November because of firm ground, the third fixture in a row the Somerset track has lost to the dry weather. The Jockey Club said in a notice on the course's website that less than 9mm of rain has fallen so far this month and there is not enough in the forecast to bring the ground back to a raceable condition. General admission ticket holders will be refunded automatically, while annual members and hospitality guests are being