Kameko, the 2,000 Guineas hero who had been a leading contender for the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot on Saturday, will not run in the Qipco-sponsored event, connections outlined on Wednesday.

 

Trained by Andrew Balding for Qatar Racing Limited, whose founders are involved in the backing of Champions Day, Kameko will not line up because of the ground, but is due to head to the US for next month's Breeders' Cup meeting at Keeneland.

Oisin Murphy retained his Champion Flat Jockey title with nearest rival William Buick was unable to top his 142 wins after a winless evening at Newcastle.

 

Irishman Murphy, 25, completed his campaign with a double at Southwell on Tuesday before he flew to the United States for the Breeders Cup.

 

Buick only has seven rides at Doncaster on Saturday to add to 133 wins, having had no success at Newcastle on Friday.

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Champion trainer Willie Mullins has been fined €2,500 and banned from attending racecourses for two weeks after he was deemed responsible for two of his staff attending Punchestown on Saturday having been at Aintree a week earlier.

Race meetings in December where up to 2,000 spectators will be allowed (Tier 2)

Aintree: December 5

Ascot: December 18 & 19 (Long Walk Hurdle)

Carlisle: December 13

Catterick: December 15 & 28

Chelmsford: December 3, 7, 10, 17

Cheltenham: December 11 & 12 (International)

Exeter: December 4 & 17

Fakenham: December 20

Fontwell: December 8 & 28

Haydock: December 2, 19 & 30

Hereford: December 12 &17

Huntingdon: December 6 (Peterborough Chase) & 22

Kempton: December 2, 9, 14, 16, 26 & 27 (King George VI Chase)

Lingfield: December 2, 9, 13, 16, 19, 21, 22 & 31

Ludlow: December 2, 16

Newbury: December 16 & 29 (Challow Hurdle)

Plumpton: December 7 & 14

Sandown: December 4 & 5 (Tingle Creek)

Taunton: December 10 & 30

Wincanton: December 3, 15 & 26

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King George runners and riders

 

Black Op Tom Scudamore

Clan Des Obeaux Sam Twiston-Davies

Cyrname Harry Cobden

Frodon Bryony Frost

Lostintranslation Robbie Power

Real Steel Daryl Jacob

Saint Calvados Gavin Sheehan

Santini Nico de Boinville

Waiting Patiently Brian Hughes

Fantastic front running ride from Bryony Frost to win the King George VI Chase at Kempton on Frodon at 20/1.

Sunday's Welsh Grand National meeting at Chepstow has been called off because of a waterlogged course.

 

Organisers said Storm Bella had left a small section of the course impassable after 27 millimetres of rain fell overnight.

 

This is the fifth time in a decade the race, which is the biggest in the Welsh calendar, has been postponed because of adverse weather conditions.

 

It has been rescheduled for Saturday, 9 January.

French Aseel is the impressive winner of the opening race at Leopardstown and is now 12/1 to win the Triumph Hurdle.

New Year's Day racing at Cheltenham has been abandoned due to a waterlogged course.

 

The seven-race card was due to feature the Grade Two Relkeel Hurdle.

 

A racecourse spokesperson said: "After 85mm of rainfall since last Wednesday, there are areas of waterlogged ground across the width of the course and it is therefore not raceable."