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Today's news
- END OF AN ERA: Dual Grand National-winning jockey Leighton Aspell will retire from race-riding – for the second time – at Fontwell today.
- MARKET MOVER: The Paul Nicholls-trained Solo scored decisively in the Adonis to emerge as the new Triumph Hurdle favourite at a general 4-1.
- GRADED LANDMARKS: Kempton's Saturday meeting produced landmark moments for trainers Chris Gordon and Tom Symonds, with first-time Graded victories for Highway One O Two and Song For Someone.
- DEADLY DETTORI: Frankie Dettori came off the ski slopes to give his rivals the slip in the Lingfield Group 3 Betway Winter Derby when steering Dubai Warrior to a scintillating all-the-way success.
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Today's meetings
**STAR MEETING**
Naas (first race 2.10)
Andy Dusfresne, whose sole defeat came against Albert Bartlett fancy Latest Exhibition, is the star name in the Grade 2 Paddy Power Betting Shop Novice Hurdle (3.10). Mt Leinster, third in the Chanelle Pharma Novice Hurdle last time and Fighter Allen, a half-brother to the top-class Envoi Allen, head the challengers. Read the full preview here.
Going soft to heavy (hurdles) and heavy (chase)
Wolverhampton (AW) (2.00)
Going standard to soft
SPOTLIGHT TIP: Red Force One (5.00)
Fontwell (2.20)
Going soft (hurdles) and soft, heavy in places (chase). GoingStick 3.7.
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Today's tips
Cathal Gahan's top tip
An Fraoch Mor(2.40 Naas)
A nice horse with plenty of scope and showed Graded-class potential when winning over 2m4f at Navan in December.
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Today's video
Leading trainer Nicky Henderson spoke to the Racing Post's James Burn about his powerful 2020 Cheltenham Festival team, which includes Altior, Santini, Epatante and Shishkin to name a few.
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