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

Today's news

• CHAMPION'S BLOW:Richard Johnson broke his arm at Exeter yesterday. The injury looks to hand his jockeys' title to Brian Hughes.

• WEIGHTY MATTER:Dan Skelton is far from happy about the handicapper's hike of his Clarence House third Marracudja, raised 11lb for chasing home Defi Du Seuil and Un De Sceaux

• HUNTER CHASE GOLD:Minella Rocco, second to Sizing John in the 2017 Cheltenham Gold Cup, has his first run in a hunter chase at Warwick today.

• PERCY RETHINK:Presenting Percy is the latest big name to be added to a high-class Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup line-up at Leopardstown a week on Sunday. Connections revealed he will not run at Gowran Park on Thursday.

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Today's meetings

**STAR MEETING**
Catterick (first race 1.20)
Brian Hughes will be keen to kick clear of sidelined champion Richard Johnson in his title quest and he rides favourite Minella Trump in the feature handicap hurdle (3.00). Read the preview here.
Going Soft, good to soft in places
Distances 1.20, 2.30 & 3.00 +45yds, 1.55 & 3.35 +60yds and 4.05 +30yds
SPOTLIGHT TIP: Annsam (3.00)

Lingfield (AW) (12.40)
Going Standard

Warwick (1.00)
Going Soft
Distances: 1.00, 3.45 & 4.15 -5yds, 2.10 & 3.15 +19yds and 2.40 -10yds

Kempton (AW) (4.30)
Standard to slow

Key non-runners

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Today's tips

Keith Melrose's top tip

Broadclyst (2.10 Warwick)
Second to progressive types on both runs over fences and can keep going the right way with cheekpieces added.

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Today's video

Time for episode 12 of the popular Upping The Ante series with David Jennings reminding us that on Tuesday there were 49 days to the start of the Cheltenham Festival. He and Gavin Lynch run the rule over more festival hopes.

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