Storm Boelo disrupts Newbury preparation for Wendigo as Monday’s fixtures come into focus

Planning for the new week in British and Irish racing began under challenging conditions, with Racing TV reporting a weather-related setback for one yard, while multiple outlets turned attention to Monday’s cards and tipping coverage in Ireland and Britain.

Storm Boelo forces change to a Newbury plan

Storm Boelo played a central role in the latest round of stable planning news on Sunday 25 October, with Racing TV reporting that it saw Snowden blown off course with a Newbury prep for Wendigo. The update points to the practical reality of late-autumn campaigning, where intended routes can be altered at short notice by conditions rather than form considerations.

Racing TV’s report framed the issue in terms of a disrupted preparation, signalling that the Newbury element of the plan had been affected. While the item did not provide further detail on any revised timetable or alternative target, it underlined how a single weather event can ripple through scheduling decisions for horses being readied for specific assignments.

With the publication date now Monday 26 October 2026, the focus switches to how those disrupted plans are accommodated across the coming days, including whether preparations need to be moved, delayed or redirected to different opportunities.

Aintree off: a Sunday narrative overtaken by cancellation news

A separate strand of the weekend’s racing conversation concerned Aintree. Everything Horse Magazine reported that racing at Aintree was cancelled, an update that necessarily reshaped expectations around the meeting and any content tied to it.

The cancellation sat alongside pre-existing Sunday coverage in the wider media landscape, including a tips-based piece from The Sun built around Aintree on Sunday. The juxtaposition serves as a reminder of how fast-moving operational decisions can overtake preview material, and why confirmation of fixtures remains essential right up to raceday.

No further information was provided in the headline digest about the cause or wider implications of the Aintree cancellation, but the fact of it being reported remains a significant operational story for the British programme.

Monday’s programme: Irish focus and published tipping columns

As attention moved to Monday 26 October, several outlets published previews and tipping columns spanning Ireland and Britain. The Racing Post reported that Alan Sweetman had two tips for Monday’s racing in Ireland, while Betfair carried separate pieces including selections for Galway from trader Ryan McCue and another Monday column featuring Katie Midwinter’s best bets, also referencing a Galway angle.

On the cross-channel beat, FreeBets published Charlie McCann’s Monday tips covering Wexford and Kempton. Meanwhile, HorseRacing.net posted racecards for Leicester on Monday, providing a straightforward pointer to the day’s British card information. Collectively, the coverage shows a familiar pattern for the start of the week: racecards and tipping columns driving early interest across multiple meetings, with Galway, Wexford, Kempton and Leicester all receiving mention in the published material.

Separately, the Irish Mirror ran a story headlined as disappointment for an Irish jockey as Constitution Hill comes up short in Italy. The headline indicates an Irish interest angle and an Italian assignment, without adding specifics in the digest about the race conditions, connections, or what the outcome means next.