Cheltenham races cancelled with more rain forecast in New Year Course officials at Prestbury Park had scheduled a 3pm inspection on Monday afternoon, but saw no reason in delaying the inevitable. With further rain forecast, the track remains unraceable in places due to saturated ground. Meanwhile, a 1,000-year-old clapper bridge called Tarr Steps on Exmoor has been swept away by floodwaters from the river Barle with more rain predicted. More than three quarters of the 50-metre long bridge, which crosses the Barle between Withypool and Dulverton, was washed away in the rain-swollen river which has reached depths 10 feet deeper than normal levels. So strong was the force of water washing down the deep Exmoor valley that the twin steel hawsers designed to protect the bridge were snapped by massive trees being swept downstream in the flood. More strong winds and showers are forecast for tonight with heavy rain some parts. Up to 33mm is predicted in some areas of Wales and the South of England. This will be replaced with showers on New Year's Day and then drier, cloudy conditions.