The Lowdown: going updates, news and tips as Wexford passes inspection

Today's news

• AINTREE ACES: Frodon and Bryony Frost are reunited as they attempt to win the Old Roan Chase for the second year in a row.

• RACE RESCHEDULED: A Group 1 race will be staged on an artificial surface for the first time in Britain after it was announced the Vertem Futurity Trophy Stakes will be run on Newcastle's Tapeta surface next Friday.

• WETHERBY WEATHER: Course officials at Wetherby are confident next weekend's Charlie Hall meeting will go ahead despite the track's back straight being underwater on Saturday.

• THE GREAT SURVIVOR: Mulcahys Hill, one of the main protagonists in the infamous National Hunt Chase at the Cheltenham Festival in March, added another chapter to a fantastical life on Friday.

• RACING GOES AHEAD: Wexford passed an inspection on Sunday morning with today's meeting cleared to go ahead as planned.

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Today's meetings

Aintree (first race: 12.40)
Going Soft

Wexford (12.50)
Going Heavy

Wincanton (1.00)
Going Good

Galway (1.05)
Going Soft

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Cathal Gahan's top tip

Wake Up Early
2.50 Galway

Recovered from two glaring errors to score over course and distance recently and is fancied to double up.

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