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Today's news

• MEETING OFF: Newcastle's Eider Chase meeting this afternoon has been abandoned due to waterlogging.
  
  
• FESTIVAL FEVER: With the Cheltenham Festival just around the corner, we look ahead to what could be a day full of pointers

• TOP TIGER: Trainer Gordon Elliott 'very happy' as Tiger Roll takes a pre-Cheltenham spin over the cross-country fences

• FIGHTING TALK: Champion jockey Richard Johnson believes he can still retain his title as he eyes a comeback next week

• WELFARE WARNING: Racing will be under Government scrutiny about how it responds to the welfare strategy report

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Today's meetings

**STAR MEETING**
Kempton (first race 12.30)
Four Grade 2s and the £100,000 Grade 3 Betway Handicap Chase headline an eight-race jumps card, where there will be plenty of clues for the Cheltenham Festival next month. Read our previews here.

Going Good to soft, soft in places
Distances: races 2 & 7: +9y; race 6: +11y
SPOTLIGHT TIP: Ch'Tibello (2.25)

Lingfield (AW) (1.30)
Going Standard

Newcastle ABANDONED

Fairyhouse (1.45)
Going Heavy

Chelmsford (AW) (5.30)
Going Standard

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Today's tips

Paul Kealy's banker

Fujimoto Flyer (1.50 Kempton)

Unbeaten in two over hurdles and slammed a filly last time in France who has since won three times and now has an official rating 8lb higher than the best current juvenile hurdler in Britain. Will take the beating with her 7lb sex allowance if the French handicapper is right.

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