TAUNTON's Christmas Meeting is under way under sunny skies after the course passed a morning inspection because of the frost.

With Haydock abandoned, Taunton are hosting the only jumps card in England and a bumper holiday crowd is currently enjoying the action.

With 82 runners declared and a £20,000 Class 1 event on, there are strong fields across the seven races.

All of the major trainers are represented including Venetia Williams, Philip Hobbs, Alan King, Paul Nicholls, David Pipe and Colin Tizzard.