Two jumps races have been abandoned at Warrnambool after jockeys deemed the track too hard. Picture from 2020 May carnival. File picture
JUMPS jockeys voted to abandon the last two jumps races after two jumps races were run at Warrnambool on Monday.
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The jumps jockeys deemed the back straight too hard for jumps races following the running of two maiden hurdle races.
Racing Victoria steward James Hitchcock said the recent dry weather had forced the abandonment of a restricted hurdle and restricted steeplechase.
The opening race saw jumps racing's first fatality of the 2024 season when Grand Promenade came to grief at the 10th jump in a maiden hurdle.
Five flat races will be run to complete the meeting.
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