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

Today's news

• FUTURITY FULL TEAM: Aidan O'Brien has a team of 11 out of the 12 left in at the five-day stage for Saturday's Group 1 Vertem Futurity at Doncaster.

• BIG-RACE PLANS:Richard Hannon is plotting worldwide domination next month with runners in big races in America and Australia. Sun Chariot winner Billesdon Brook is off to the Breeders' Cup in California and Beat Le Bon heads to Sydney before he unleashes Raymond Tusk in the Lexus Melbourne Cup the following week.

• NEW RACING CELL:An innovative programmeaimed at assisting prisoners securing employment as stable staff and other positions within the equine industry on release has been launched in Ireland.

• MELBOURNE MISERY: There was a double blow for Britain's Melbourne Cup contingent next month after Red Verdon and Gold Mount were ruled out of the race.

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Today's meetings

**STAR MEETING**
Exeter (first race 1.50)
Exeter is celebrating 250 years of racing this season and today's feature race remembers triple Gold Cup winner Best Mate with the beginners' chase (4.10) which is our race of the day. (preview|racecard)
Going Good
SPOTLIGHT TIP: Southfield Stone (4.10)

Curragh (1.00)
Going Soft to heavy, soft in places

Yarmouth (1.40)
Going Heavy, soft in places

Newcastle (AW) (2.00)
Going Standard

Kempton (AW) (4.55)
Going Standard to slow

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Today's tips

Paul Kealy's top tip

3.35 Exeter
Lost form at the start of the year but was in cracking form early last term and has plenty more to offer as a chaser.

Live Tipster
Graeme Rodway leads our team of experts providing live insight through the day on Raceday Live.

Ten-second tips
Maddy Playle reveals her three for the day...

Today's video

The Postcast team reviews last weekend's Champions Day and give some selections for the midweek action.

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