RACING fans have called for Chepstow's meeting to be abandoned as dense fog wreaks havoc at the Welsh Grand National.
Viewers can't see their horses on the track, while jockeys are finding it difficult to spot the hurdles.
Chepstow's blockbuster card has been cleared to go ahead as planned today, despite the track being shrouded in fog.
Nevertheless, the course passed it's inspection this morning as heavy mist covered miles of the South Welsh track.
Visibility was poor for the opening 2m novice hurdle, which the Jamie Snowden-trained Julius Des Pictons emerged through the haze to win.
A delegation of jockeys including Harry Skelton and Gavin Sheehan, alongside trainer Dan Skelton, formed a group inspecting whether it was safe for racing to continue.
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“Stewards will continue to monitor conditions as each race takes place,” reports presenter Hayley Moore.
Sheehan, who won the first race at Chepstow said: “It’s not ideal.
"You can’t see the hurdles until you are close to them!"
And many fans believe that spectators are being ripped off due to the low visibility.
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While there are also serious safety concerns for riders and horses racing in close proximity.
One wrote: "Its an absolute shambles. Call the meeting off, you are ripping off the on course paying punters blind with this!"
A second said: "The meeting should be abandoned, how can anyone see what's even happening? 😡"
Another moaned: "Weather is crazy. I can't see anything."
One more wrote: "Just watched the racing from Chepstow and you can't hardly see the horses 😪."
The Coral Handicap Chase began at 1.05pm after a short delay.
Favourite Lowry’s Bar took first place, while Can You Call it and Le Milos finished in second and third respectively.
Meanwhile, fans fumed at Liverpool's "unwatchable" game against Leicester on Boxing Day.
The Premier League leaders came from behind to beat the Foxes 3-1 at Anfield amid heavy fog in Merseyside.
Multiple racecourses struggled with fog yesterday, with the beginning of Aintree's card delayed and Leopardstown having to pause a portion of its meeting during the afternoon.
Motorists should only travel between Kilgetty and Red Roses in south east Wales if "absolutely necessary", local cops said.
And the Met Office said murky fog patches could settle on roads across the country.
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The RAC said Brits will make a whopping 3.8million road trips today as they head home from Christmas getaways.
Thick cloud will continue for much of the UK tonight, with mist and fog lingering in England and Wales.
