All the up to date news as festival contender Epatante heads classy Exeter card

There are six meetings today for racing fans to revel in with the Devon National Handicap Chase (4.20) at Exeter the standout with 16 runners ready to face the gruelling 3m6½f trip.

Dawson City won this last year and trainer Polly Gundry will be hoping history can repeat itself as the ten-year-old bids for more success under Tom Bellamy.

Jonjo O'Neill's Cobolobo is the likely favourite after placing in his first two chase starts and will be ridden by Noel Fehily, who will be making his return after a fall at Taunton on Tuesday.

Also on the card is the Nicky Henderson-trained Epatante, a general 4-1 second favourite for the Mares' Novices' Hurdle. She was a highly-impressive winner on her sole start in Britain and is expected to follow up today.

There is more jumps action at Warwick and Catterick, while Lingfield provides racing on the all-weather in the afternoon before Dundalk and Chelmsford take over with Polytrack action in the evening.

Going report

Warwick (first race at: 1.10)
Good

Catterick (1.20)
Good (GoingStick 8.1 on Chase, 8.3 on Hurdle)

Exeter (1.30)
Good to soft (GoingStick 6.8)

Lingfield (1.50)
Standard

Dundalk (5.00)
Standard

Chelmsford (5.45)
Standard

Market movers

1.50 Lingfield - Temple Of Wonder 9-1 (from 12-1)
2.30 Catterick - He's A Goer 7-2 (from 9-2)
4.20 Exeter - Cobolobo 4-1 (from 11-2)

What to back

Paul Kealy has three selections for the afternoon's racing which members can read here, while our team of regional experts also give their picks from Friday's cards.

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Final thought

Fingers crossed Presenting Percy is deciared to run at Fairyhouse on Saturday, otherwise it really will take something special for the 7-2 favourite to win the Gold Cup without running over fences this season.

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