Racing: Sunday's Country Championships Wild Card at Muswellbrook postponed

The Tamworth trainer was to have saddled up Depth That Varies after the gelding sprinted home from last to finish third in the Tamworth qualifier earlier this month.

Stewards had inspected the track on Friday and found a Heavy 9 with a further assessment on Saturday.

But after further rain overnight the track was deemed unsafe.

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The Wild Card race, which is the final chance for horses to qualify for next month's $500,000 final, will now be added to this coming Friday's meeting, which is headlined by the $150,000 Hunter Thoroughbred Breeders Association Muswellbrook Gold Cup (1500m).

The final field for the Wild Card remains as released.

The Final will now be held on April 10 instead of April 3 with Racing NSW and the Australian Turf Club deciding to push all race meetings forming part of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival back a week in light of the postponement of Saturday's Longines Golden Slipper meeting at Rosehill Gardens.

"The postponement of the Golden Slipper meeting is unfortunate, but under the circumstances both the ATC and Racing NSW feel that resetting the Sydney Autumn Carnival one week later is the best overall option for participants and the flow of the Carnival," Racing NSW Chief Executive, Mr Peter V'landys AM said.

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