Racing is facing a second successive whiteout after widespread snow led to a blank afternoon of racing in Britain on Friday.

While Chepstow's jumps card was an early casualty on Friday morning, even the all-weather meetings at Wolverhampton and Lingfield were unable to cope.

All three of Saturday's jumping fixtures at Taunton, Haydock and Ascot have also been abandoned, leaving just the Kempton and Lingfield Polytracks to try to beat the weather.

However, the British Horseracing Authority has taken swift steps to put on extra fixtures as well as rescheduling the Victor Chandler Chase from Ascot to Cheltenham on Saturday week.

Haydock's Champion Hurdle Trial has been switched to next weekend's Doncaster meeting, an additional all-weather fixture has been arranged for Wolverhampton on Tuesday, while Ayr is to stage a jumps card on Wednesday.

Wolverhampton's programme on Friday was lost after clerk of the course Fergus Cameron called off proceedings following a second inspection.

The situation is only slightly better in Ireland with Naas staging a precautionary inspection ahead of Saturday's meeting and Sunday's card at Fairyhouse subject to a Saturday afternoon call.

The course there was raceable on Friday but further rain would put the card in jeopardy.