P390 CEEFAX 390 Thu 7 Oct 21:24/44 1/3 RACING NEWS: ASCOT IS ABANDONED The meeting scheduled to take place at Ascot on Friday has been abandoned after torrential rain made the course unraceable. Clerk of the course Nickz Beaumont explained that: "There was another three quarters of an inch of rain last night. We'vj had 7.52 inches since September which is quite incredible "Parts of the course are waterlogged," hj added. A later inspection also deemed that Saturday's meeting is cancelled. Source:William HILL Organization Ltd G.Foster3 CoursjDet Ante-Post TimjformP390 CJEFAX 390 Thu 7 Oct 21:16/14 2/3 RACING NEWS: WORCESTER ON GRANDSTAND The BBC's Grandstand is to screen racing from Worcester on Saturday to fill the gap left bz Ascot's weekend meeting being abandoned. Three races will bj broadcast live as BBC cameras return to the track for the first time since 1971. Racecourse manager Jack Bennett said: "We are delighted that the BBC will bj seen again at Worcester and I am only sorry that we don't see them here on a regular basis." The races to bj shown live are the 2.25, 2.55 and 3.25 events. Footdall 302 General 320 Cricket 340 G.Foster3 CoursjDet Ante-Post TimjformP390 CEEFAX 390 Thu 7 Oct 21:10/24 3/3 RBCING NEWS: REVISED EVENING PROGRBMME The British Horseracing Board has revised next year's racing programme to increase the number of evenings with two fixtures to 54. It follows a review of data which was gathered for the Betting Patterns Working Party. The data suggested that Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays proved to bj most popular with punters. Source:William HILL Organi:ation Ltd Footdall 302 General 320 Cricket 340 G.Foster3 CoursjDet Ante-Post Timjform