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

Today's news

• POSITIVE DRUG TEST: Trainer Cormac Farrell claims a freak incident is to blame for ecstasy showing up in the system of Get The Appeal after she won a point-to-point by 15 lengths at Monksgrange in March.
  
  
• TOWCESTER CLOSURE: Sir Anthony McCoy feels more should be done to make sure other racecourses do not suffer the same fate as the Northamptonshire track.
  
  
• BACK IN ACTION: Former Fred Winter third Nube Negra (3.05) makes his chase debut for Dan and Harry Skelton at Warwick this afternoon and faces 151-rated hurdler Ballymoy.
  
  
• TAKING AIM: Mick Appleby enjoyed a quickfire double at Nottingham on Wednesday and saddles runners at all three all-weather meetings today, most notably the consistent Michele Strogoff (7.30) at Chelmsford.

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Today's meetings

**STAR MEETING**
Clonmel (first race 1.50)
On a day with no turf Flat fixtures in Britain or Ireland, the best of the jumps action comes from Clonmel. The Irish Stallion Farms EBF Captain Christy Rared Novice Chase is the feature, with owner JP McManus holding a strong hand. (4.00: racecard | preview).
Going Hurdle course – good to yielding (from yielding, good in places); Chase course – good (from good, yielding in places)
SPOTLIGHT TIP: Minella Times (4.00)

Lingfield (1.40)
Going Standard

Warwick (2.00)
Going Good to soft, good in places (from good to soft, soft in places; GoingStick 7.5 at 9am)

Wolverhampton (5.10)
Going Standard

Chelmsford (5.30)
Going Standard

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Today's tips

Graeme Rodway's top tip

Falcon Cliffs
4.55 Lingfield
Only victory came at this course and she can cash in on a falling mark with apprentice title-chasing Cieren Fallon a positive booking.

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Today's video

As the countdown to the Arc continues, Enable stretches her legs up Warren Hill in Newmarket.

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