The Lowdown: going updates, racecards and news for today's racing

Today's news

• OPENING UP: Former jockey Kevin Tobin has spoken about his battle with depression and called for an end to the reluctance to speak openly about suicide.
  
  
• EXCITEMENT BUILDING: Navan manager Peter Killeen is full of confidence that Storm Dennis will not claim Sunday's anticipated card, which features the return of dual Grand National hero Tiger Roll.
  
  
• PROPOSAL DITCHED: An idea to switch the Dublin Racing Festival to Friday and Saturday has been dismissed after Horse Racing Ireland revealed Leopardstown's two-day showpiece will again take place on a Saturday and Sunday next year.
  
  
• WEATHER WOE: Sandown's jumps fixture today has been cancelled due to a waterlogged track. Fakenham has the only surviving jumps card on Friday, although it is supplemented by two meetings on the all-weather in Britain at Lingfield and Southwell. Dundalk stages an all-weather evening fixture in Ireland.

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Today's meetings

**STAR MEETING**
Fakenham (first race 1.40)
With Sandown off, today's only surviving jumps meeting is at Fakenham. The most valuable contest on the seven-race card is Tim Barclay Memorial Handicap Chase (3.20). Unbeaten hurdler Fix Sun, the formerly classy Shantou Flyer and improving chaser Greaneteen are some of the standout runners at the track in other races.

Going Soft, good to soft in places (Rail movements: 1.40 & 4.50 +90yds, 2.10 +123yds, 2.45 +113yds, 3.20 +154yds, 3.50 +136yds and 4.20 +148yds)
SPOTLIGHT TIP: Greaneteen (2.10)

Sandown (1.20)
Going Cancelled

Lingfield (AW) (2.00)
GoingStandard

Dundalk (AW) (5.00)
Going Standard

Southwell (AW) (5.10)
Going Standard

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