Horse comes first with full day of action ahead over jumps and on Flat

Today is all about the annual 'The Horse Comes First' campaign with all four racecourses in Britain helping to highlight just how well-treated not to mention well-loved racehorses are during and after their racing days.

The always-appreciative Cheltenham crowd will be repaid with heart-pounding thrills covered by ITV cameras including the latest cross-country race.

Doncaster and Bangor complement today's jumping action while Chelmsford and Dundalk pick up the baton on the Flat under the floodlights.

Going report

Doncaster - first race 11.50
Good, good to soft in places (GoingStick - chase 6.6; hurdle 7.0)

Race distance alterations:
Race 2 & 7: +42 yards
Race 3 & 6: +21 yards

Bangor - 12.00
Heavy (inspection passed) (GoingStick 4.8)

Cheltenham - 12.10
Chase and hurdle: soft, good to soft in places (GoingStick 6.1)
Cross country: good to soft, soft in places (GoingStick 6.7)

Race distance alterations:
Race 1 & 3: now 2m1f 122y
Race 2: 3m1f 206y
Race 4: 2m5f 23y
Race 5: 3m2f 150y
Race 7: 3m 88y

Dundalk (AW) - 5.30
Standard

Chelmsford (AW) - 5.45
Standard

Market movers

2.10 Doncaster: Mister Don into 7-2 (from 11-2)

3.20 Doncaster: Midnight Glory into 9-4 (from 5-2)

What to back

Find out who our Lambourn correspondent James Burn has lined up to follow Bardd, his 2-1 winning nap yesterday in the Tips Box.

Check outSignposts Sweetspots for the jockey who has a 45 per cent strike-rate in the last fortnight and rides at Cheltenham today.

Members are spoilt with Tom Segal, Paul Kealy and Gerald Delamere leading the tipping team.

Want some winners at Dundalk tonight, check out this video...

Then there is the ten-second tip from Nick Watts at Cheltenham today...

What to read

Catch up on yesterday's action when Top Notch took the headlines in the savedPeterborough Chase at Taunton, where Mark Storey also witnessed a 100-1 winner.

There is a comprehensive preview of the ITV races at Cheltenham and Mark Scully whets the appetite in the Opening Show.

Missed our betting editor Paul Kealy's Q & A grilling for winners from his fans. Catch up here.

What to watch

Find out more about top jockey Nico de Boinville as he takes part in our popular Masterminded series...

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Final thought

Deep snow in Glocuestershire just three days agoCredit: Michael Steele

Hard to believe that Cheltenham has been transformed from looking more like St Moritz just three days ago back to its green and pleasant land although it might have been fun if the groundstaff clearing the white stuff had been able to build snowmen around the cross-country course!