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

Today's news

• FAIRYHOUSE SURVIVES: The second day of Fairyhouse's two-day meeting has passed an early morning inspection and will go ahead as scheduled, with the ground described as heavy. Honeysuckle and Bapaume are the star names set to race on the card.

• BETTER GROUND: The ground is forecast to be no worse than good to soft for the start of Cheltenham's three-day November meeting on Friday.

• BOOKIES SLATED: Slate House is all the rage with punters for the BetVictor Gold Cup at Cheltenham on Saturday.

• UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS: Fleur Irlandaise defied her odds of 100-1 in the Pertemps Network qualifier at Kempton to have connections dreaming of Cheltenham Festival success.

• SHOP STAR: Sandra Gilmartin is 2019 Racing Post/SIS Betting Shop Manager of the year, giving her employer Paddy Power a first winner.

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Today's meetings

**STAR MEETING**
Huntingdon (first race 12.40)
Plenty of runners make for a trappy day's punting at the Fenland course with the feature Integral UK Michaelmas Handicap Hurdle (1.40) a case in point. Read David Baxter's race preview here.
Going Good – chase 5.8, hurdle 6.0
Race distances 1.10 & 2.10 +69yds, 1.40 +41yds, 2.40 & 3.40 +53yds, 3.10 +83yds
SPOTLIGHT NAP: Sebastopol (1.40)

Fairyhouse (11.55)
Going Heavy

Lingfield (12.50)
Going Heavy, soft in places. Polytrack for bumper – Standard to slow

Hereford (1.30)
Going Good to soft, soft in places

Key non-runners

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Today's tips

Paul Kealy's top tip

Ballyhill(3.00 Hereford)
Has come on a ton for his first run of the season in the past and is handicapped to go close if he does again.

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