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Snow fails to stop racing in Wolverhampton

Horse racing at Wolverhampton survived two inspections to go ahead despite the icy blast and snow over the weekend.

By David Banner
Published Dec 11, 2017

The meeting on Saturday night survived the snow – but brought a picturesque setting to the Dunstall track.

Staff had used tractors with snowploughs to get the Polytrack surface ready for racing.

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