TAUNTON Racecourse have announced an additional meeting this Friday, with free entry for spectators.

The six-race card is set to commence at 1.15pm.

The British Horseracing Authority has programmed the fixture "to safeguard against the threat of abandonments later this week".

Races will close at noon tomorrow, 25 January, with declarations to run to be made by 10am on Thursday, 26 January.

Revised race conditions are available on the BHA’s Racing Admin website, under “Fixtures and Races”.

For more details, see the Taunton Racecourse website.