Saturday's meeting at Sandown will have to pass a 7.30am inspection if it is to go ahead.
Clerk of the course Andrew Cooper admits the course is facing an uphill battle to stage the fixture, which is due to feature the Grade One Blue Square Tolworth Hurdle.
He said: "We will have a look in the morning. We have not had as sharp a frost as feared last night and temperatures did not drop below zero until 6am, although we did have a light dusting of snow overnight."
He added: "We have covered the area in front of the stands and on the hill as they are the first to freeze but obviously 95% of the course is not covered. The one good thing is that we didn't have a frost last night."
Folkestone will also stage a precautionary inspection at 7.30am ahead of their Saturday afternoon fixture.
Although clerk of the course Andrew Waitt reports the track to be raceable at present, he said: "The forecast is a for a possible minus three overnight. It didn't freeze last night so we're fine at the moment but the forecast keeps changing so it's a suck it and see situation really."
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