Ffos Las faces an inspection at 9am before the Welsh Champion Hurdle fixture can be given the go-ahead.

Kempton have announced the creation of the 'Kauto Star Bar' in tribute to the five-time King George VI Chase winner.

Saturday's meeting at Wetherby has been abandoned due to a frozen track and joins Sandown on the casualty list. Ffos Las are inspecting in the morning.

Owner Dai Walters wants to beat the owners and trainers pitching up against Oscar Whisky in the William Hill Welsh Champion Hurdle at Ffos Las, but only as long as they all have a good time.

Saturday's meetings at Ffos Las and Wetherby will have to pass inspections if the cards are to go ahead.

Synchronised faces a crucial piece of work on Jonjo O'Neill's gallops next week as connections mull whether to let the smart stayer take his chance in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown.

Fontwell and Musselburgh both face inspections ahead of their scheduled jumps cards on Sunday, with officials in Scotland the more optimistic of the two.

Alan King is eagerly awaiting the release of the John Smith's Grand National weights on February 14.

Connections of Binocular will have to go back to the drawing board after the abandonment of Saturday's card at Sandown.

Gamilati never came out of second gear in winning the UAE 1000 Guineas at Meydan.

The Mahmood Al Zarooni-trained filly had shown smart form in England as a juvenile, winning the Cherry Hinton at Newmarket, and was sent off the 1-2 favourite to follow up her victory in the trial for this race last month.

Big Zeb's owner Pat Redmond is placing a second victory in the Sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase as a greater priority than Sunday's Boylesports.com Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown.

Sizing Europe's trainer Henry de Bromhead is using Sunday's Boylesports.com Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown as a warm-up for Cheltenham.

Gay Kelleway is planning another French raid later this month with Swing Alone.

Fifth on his debut in the Chesham Stakes at Ascot before breaking his duck at Wolverhampton, Swing Alone has travelled across the Channel once before, even if he did not make much impression in the Group One Criterium International late last year.

Wetherby will inspect at 3pm today ahead of tomorrow's meeting.

The West Yorkshire venue had largely escaped the worst of the recent cold snap, but clerk of the course Jonjo Sanderson reports temperatures to have taken a steep drop on Thursday evening. The track is now frozen in places and Sanderson will assess conditions this afternoon.

Tomorrow's meeting at Sandown has been abandoned due to a frozen track.

Clerk of the course Andrew Cooper inspected the track at 8am and was forced to call off the meeting, which was due to feature Champion Hurdle hopeful Binocular amongst others.