British horse racing to resume on Wednesday after equine flu outbreak shuts down action for six days

Horse racing in Britain will resume tomorrow following an almost week-long shutdown due to the equine flu outbreak.

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) confirmed late last night that fixtures in Musselburgh, Plumpton, Southwell and Kempton will go ahead on Wednesday.

Racing had been suspended for six days after 174 stables were placed in lockdown, as cases of equine flu were found at Donald McCain's yard in Cheshire.

There was also four positive tests found in vaccinated throughbreds at flat trainer Simon Crisford's yard in Newmarket.

The BHA said an industry veterinary committee have unanimously supported the decision to resume racing a "Controlled, risk-managed manner", with trainers to be assessed before being given the all-clear to have runners.

A total of 23 meetings were lost during the shutdown, which started on February 7, with five races, including the Denman Chase and the Betfair Hurdle, have been rescheduled to be staged at Ascot on Saturday.