Saturday's meeting at Haydock was abandoned due to snow.
Clerk of the course Kirkland Tellwright was due to inspect the Haydock track at 8.30am, but with an inch of snow already on the ground and more forecast, he made an early call.
He said: "We have abandoned. We have to be realistic, we are white over now and could not race. This isn't as much as we are expecting, it's just an opening shot and there's no point in deluding ourselves."
Bold Sir Brian Heads 11 for Peter Marsh 17/01/13
Trainer Lucinda Russell's Bold Sir Brian is among 11 declarations for the Peter Marsh Chase at Haydock on Saturday January 19, if the meeting survives an 8.30am inspection on Friday.
The track ed an initial check on Thursday but the possibility of snow is now the major issue.
Bold Sir Brian will head the weights if the race goes ahead after Nicky Henderson decided not to declare Roberto Goldback.
The seven-year-old has won five of his eight starts over fences, including a very impressive victory last time out at Sandown.
Russell has given him an entry in the JLT Specialty Chase at Cheltenham in March while David Pipe has declared Consigliere and Tim Vaughan will run Tartak.
Venetia Williams will be represented by Summery Justice but not Katenko while Sue Smith's Gansey, Brian Ellison's Neptune Equester and Malcolm Jefferson's Mac Aeda will aim to keep the prize up north.
Peter Marsh Chase (Grade 2 Limited Handicap) 50,000 added, 5yo plus, 3m, Class 1 11 runners
Going: Heavy
No.
Form
Horse
Age
Wt
Trainer
Jockey
1
1114-11
Bold Sir Brian (IRE) 43
7
11-10
Miss Lucinda V Russell
P Buchanan
2
210710/
Silver By Nature 651
11
11-7
Miss Lucinda V Russell
Grant Cockburn (7)
3
41F1-P7
Hey Big Spender (IRE) 14
10
11-6 p1
C L Tizzard
J Tizzard
4
85-6541
Cannington Brook (IRE) 28
9
11-3 p1
C L Tizzard
T J O'Brien
5
311133-
Our Mick 312
7
11-0
D McCain Jnr
J M Maguire
6
349-002
Consigliere (FR) 14
10
10-7 p
D Pipe
Kieron Edgar (7)
7
050-644
Tartak (FR) 14
10
10-7 t
Tim Vaughan
8
934-522
Gansey (IRE) 42
11
10-6
Mrs S J Smith
Ryan Mania
9
1P1/401-
Summery Justice (IRE) 269
9
10-4
Miss V Williams
Aidan Coleman
10
50450-1
Neptune Equester 24
10
10-4
B Ellison
11
149-443
Mac Aeda 28
9
10-4
J M Jefferson
B Hughes
PETER MARSH CHASE ROLL OF HONOUR
YEAR HORSE AGE/WT OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY SP
2012 According To Pete
2011 no race
2010 Our Vic 12-11-03 D A Johnson David Pipe Danny Cook
2009 Cloudy Lane 7-11-10 Trevor Hemmings Donald McCain, Jr. Jason Maguire
2008 no race
2007 THE OUTLIER 9-10-03 P J Murphy Venetia Williams Paul O’Neill 8/1
2006 EBONY LIGHT 10-9-13 Roger Bellamy Ginger McCain Stephen Craine 33/1
2005 LORD TRANSCEND 8-10-04 Andrea & Graham Wylie Howard Johnson Graham Lee 9/4F
2004 ARCTIC JACK 8-10-06 Trevor Hemmings Sue Smith Dominic Elsworth 6/1
2003 TRUCKERS TAVERN 8-10-09 Margaret Scholey Ferdy Murphy Davy Russell 9/2
2002 RED STRIKER 8-11-01 Norman Mason Norman Mason Richard Guest 8/1
2001 Meeting abandoned due to frost
2000 THE LAST FLING 10-10-12 Trevor Hemmings Sue Smith Seamus Durack 11/2
1999 GENERAL WOLFE 10-10-12 The Winning Line Venetia Williams Norman Williamson 4/1
1998 GENERAL WOLFE 9-10-10 Winning Line Racing Ltd Tim Forster Norman Williamson 11/2
1997 JODAMI 12-11-10 John Yeadon Peter Beaumont Norman Williamson 9/2
1996 SCOTTON BANKS 7-11-06 Ian Bray Peter Easterby Russ Garritty 15/8F
1995 EARTH SUMMIT 7-10-04 The Summit Partnership Nigel Twiston-Davies Tom Jenks 7/1
1994 ZETA’S LAD 11-10-10 Andrew Cohen John Upson Robbie Supple 5/1
1993 JODAMI 8-11-02 John Yeadon Peter Beaumont Mark Dwyer 5/4F
1992 TWIN OAKS 12-11-10 John Moreton Gordon Richards Neale Doughty 5/4F
1991 Meeting abandoned due to frost
1990 NICK THE BRIEF 8-10-09 John Upson John Upson Martin Lynch 15/8F
1989 BISHOPS YARN 10-10-12 British Thoroughbred R & B Toby Balding Richard Guest 13/2
1988 Meeting abandoned due to snow
1987 THE THINKER 9-11-10 T P M McDonagh Ltd Arthur Stephenson Ridley Lamb 9/2
1986 COMBS DITCH 10-11-08 Jim Tory David Elsworth Colin Brown 3/1
1985 Meeting abandoned due to frost
1984 Meeting abandoned due to frost
1983 ASHLEY HOUSE 9-10-07 J McLoughlin Michael Dickinson Robert Earnshaw 11/8F
1982 BREGAWN 8-10-07 James Kennelly Michael Dickinson Robert Earnshaw 11/2
1981 LITTLE OWL 7-11-03 Robin Wilson Peter Easterby Mr Jim Wilson 4/6F