Anthony Cummings summed up the mood of trainers in expressing his disappointment at Randwick losing a major carnival meeting due to safety concerns.Racing officials made the decision to transfer Saturday's Chelmsford Stakes program from Randwick to Warwick Farm on Wednesday due to safety issues with a section of the roof over the Queen Elizabeth II grandstand."I guess it's disappointing but it's probably as disappointing for the (Australian Turf) Club as it is for everybody," Cummings said."We a

Anthony Cummings summed up the mood of trainers in expressing his disappointment at Randwick losing a major carnival meeting due to safety concerns.

Racing officials made the decision to transfer Saturday's Chelmsford Stakes program from Randwick to Warwick Farm on Wednesday due to safety issues with a section of the roof over the Queen Elizabeth II grandstand.

"I guess it's disappointing but it's probably as disappointing for the (Australian Turf) Club as it is for everybody," Cummings said.

"We all look forward to getting to Randwick and I suppose one of the issues that we had as a trainers' group was that Warwick Farm is a different track and it provides horses a different set of opportunities to that which Randwick provides.

"It's all a bit difficult to work out, other than the fact it's not a great result.

"It's out of the club's hands. They had to act as they did and it's just really disappointing that the stand got into that situation in the first place."

It has been well documented that concrete cancer has affected parts of the grandstand but the issue that came to light this week - that cables supporting a roof beam have been compromised - is a new problem.

"They've got to get rid of it (grandstand) and get a new one up and hopefully there's not too many inconveniences, then we can be proud of our wonderful sport," premier trainer Chris Waller said.

Waller, who will start My Kingdom Of Fife, Hawk Island, Illustrious Blue and Stand To Gain in the Group Two Chelmsford Stakes (1600m), believes some of his team have had their chances dealt a blow by the venue switch.

"At Randwick, at least they've got the chance to get back and run home strongly and get into the prizemoney but at Warwick Farm it just makes it harder for those horses to do that," Waller said.

Gai Waterhouse said she was happy to take runners to Warwick Farm but was damning of the problems at Randwick.

"They should just get on and get the place fixed. It just seems to be a series of errors," Waterhouse said.

Darley trainer Peter Snowden felt officials had "no choice" but to move the meeting, adding the track change could benefit his team who are prepared at Warwick Farm.

"It is unfortunate for some I guess, but it's a bit of a home ground advantage for us with a few of them," Snowden said.

The future of the upcoming George Main Stakes and Epsom Handicap programs set down for Randwick remains up in the air.

ATC chief executive Darren Pearce said it could take up to a week before engineers could tell them the extent of the problem with the roof.

The uncertainty also poses a dilemma for trainers trying to map out spring programs.

NSW Trainers' Association chief executive Steve McMahon issued a statement saying it understood the ATC's safety concerns and hoped the problems could be solved in time to stage Randwick's remaining spring meetings.

"This turn of events is very disappointing and far from ideal, however it's good that the issue was found before anyone, or any horses, were hurt," McMahon said.

"Whilst it's not ideal, safety is paramount and the show must go on."