With Romford looking to ease their graded backlog, trainers who have missed out on Friday’s open race card might like to consider Henlow as an option.

The are delaying closure of two £500 competitions – the Xmas 460 and the Xmas Sprint – until Thursday lunchtime.

The 18 runners and will be staged on the next two Sundays. There are also slots for other one-off opens over all distances. Tel 01462 851920