This afternoon's meeting at Clonmel has been called off due to a waterlogged track.

Officials initially gave the meeting at the go-ahead after an inspection on Wednesday afternoon but heavy rain during the evening forced another check.

That inspection showed the track to be unfit for racing so the meeting, which was set to feature the Grade Two Clonmel Oil Chase, has been cancelled.

Willie Mullins had four runners headed by Snowy Morning in the big race and the champion Irish trainer is hoping the meeting can be saved.

"I'm not sure Snowy Morning relishes these real wintry conditions at all as he gets older," said Mullins.

"It might be a blessing in disguise for Snowy Morning that it was called off. However, there were some nice races there today, so hopefully it will be rescheduled at a later stage."