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

Today's news

• BIG REMATCH: Owner John Hales believes Politologue can reverse the form with his Shloer Chase conqueror Defi Du Seuil and land a second Betfair Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown on Saturday.

• WEEKEND UPDATE: Lucinda Russell is concerned the Becher Chase trip will be on the short side for One For Arthur when the Grand National hero returns to Aintree on Saturday.
  
  
• RETURNING HERO:Presenting Percy is set to take on Minwhen he makes his seasonal reappearance in the John Durkan Memorial Chase at Punchestown on Sunday.

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Today's meetings

**STAR MEETING**
Clonmel (first race 11.40)
Willie Mullins likes to target the 3m Jim Strang & Sons Kilsheelan Hurdle (12.40) and, having saddled Scarpeta and Clondaw Warrior to win in the last three years, he unleashes useful stayers Rathvinden and Total Recall for their seasonal returns. Grade 1 winner The Storyteller is another candidate worthy of mention. Read the full preview here.
Going Soft

Market Rasen (12.00)
Going Soft (GoingStick: Chase 6.3, Hurdle 6.4 at 7am)
SPOTLIGHT TIP: Timely Gift (2.50)

Leicester (12.10)
Going Hurdle course – Heavy; Chase course – Good to soft, soft in places (GoingStick: Hurdle 3.2, Chase 4.9 at 6.30am)

Wincanton (12.20)
Going Good, good to soft in places

Kempton (AW) (4.00)
Going Standard to slow

Southwell (AW) (4.15)
Going Standard

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Today's tips

Keith Melrose's top tip

Zara Hope
2.15 Market Rasen
Gone with some promise in two runs for this yard, bumping into a progressive one last time. Worth chancing in this weaker race with blinkers tried.

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Today's video

Bruce Millington is joined by Steve Palmer and StarSports' Glenn Day for a look back at last week's action and their tips for the Hero World Challenge, Mauritius Open and the Australian Open this week.

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