Hereford have been awarded an additional card on Sunday 15 February as a result of the recent abandonment of race meetings across the country.

The course's general manager Richard Holland said that granting of an extra card was a pleasant surprise.

"Everyone involved in racing is frustrated by the disruption to fixtures caused by the wintry weather," he told BBC Hereford & Worcester.

"We're delighted at Hereford Racecourse that we can step into the breach."

Hereford will now be racing on successive Sundays as they were already due to hold a meeting this coming weekend.

Holland says all the indicators point to the track increasing in popularity in recent times and he puts this down to a lot of hard work by his marketing team.

"Hereford increased its average attendances in 2008," he said. "And we're now offering an extra weekend date."

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