Key betting news, going and non-runners
From Surrey to Scotland, there are exciting contests at every turn on a day certain to serve up some significant Cheltenham Festival pointers.
Buveur D'Air goes on trial for the Champion Hurdle in the Contenders Hurdle at Sandown, where the Grade 1 Scilly Isles Novices' Chase is also staged, while Musselburgh hosts day one of its expanded Cheltenham trials weekend. All the big races are screened on ITV4.
Today's big races
1.30 Musselburgh: bet365 Scottish Triumph Hurdle Trial Juvenile Hurdle (Listed Race)
1.50 Sandown: Betfred "Follow Us On Twitter" Contenders Hurdle (Listed Race)
2.00 Lingfield: Betway Best Odds Guaranteed Plus Cleves Stakes (Listed Race)
2.05 Musselburgh: bet365 Edinburgh National Handicap Chase
2.25 Sandown: Betfred TV Scilly Isles Novices' Chase (Grade 1)
2.45 Wetherby: totepool Towton Novices' Chase (Grade 2)
2.50 Fairyhouse: Coolmore Soldier Of Fortune Mares Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)
3.00 Sandown: Betfred Mobile Heroes Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)
3.05 Lingfield: Betway Winter Derby Trial Stakes (Listed Race)
3.15 Musselburgh: bet365 Scottish County Hurdle (Listed Race)
4.30 Fairyhouse: Coolmore Champs Elysees European Breeders Fund Mares Flat Race (Listed)
Going update
Fairyhouse: Soft to heavy
Musselburgh: Good
Newcastle: Standard
Lingfield: Standard
Sandown: Chase - Soft, heavy in places (from soft); Hurdle - Heavy, back straight soft (from soft, heavy in places)
Wetherby: Soft
Key non-runners
3.00 Sandown: Little Boy Boru
4.05 Sandown: Chorus Of Lies
Market movers
1.15 Sandown: Dream Bolt 5-1 (from 13-2)
3.05 Lingfield: Grendisar 5-2 (from 3)
4.00 Fairyhouse: Calin Des Ongrais 4-1 (from 6)
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