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

Today's news

• SELF-PUBLICIST: Gordon Elliott says his unbeaten Envoi Allen, winner of three Grade 1s, has made his own reputation as the Irish banker at the Cheltenham Festival.

• TITLE TALK: Gordon Elliott has admitted his biggest ambition is to wrest the Irish trainers' title from Willie Mullins but feels it will be years before that can become a reality.

• CHARITY SUM:Racing raised over £2.2 million for more than 250 charities last year, according to an audit undertaken by Racing Together and the Racecourse Association

• PADDOCK PIC: Betfair Hurdle winner Pic D'Orhy is one of 12 entries for the rearranged Betway Kingwell Hurdle at Kempton on Saturday.

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Today's meetings

**STAR FIXTURE**
Punchestown (first race 1.40)
No dispute who the top attraction on the card with last year's Champion Hurdle fourth Laurina running in the Grade 3 Quevega Mares Hurdle (1.40), which she won last year. She will be looking to bounce back after being pulled up when the hot favourite in her last two races. Read the preview here.
Going Heavy
SPOTLIGHT TIP: Tucanae (3.45)

Ludlow (1.55)
Going Soft, heavy in places

Newcastle (AW) (2.05)
Going Standard
This six-race card features a competitive Class 2 handicap (3.10) and the latest fast-track qualifier (3.40) for the all-weather finals on Good Friday. Read the preview here.

Doncaster (2.18)
Going Soft, good to soft in places (GoingStick Chase 6.3, Hurdle 6.8)

Kempton (AW) (5.30)
Going Standard to slow

Key non-runners

Keep up to speed with today's non-runners and the latest changes with Raceday Live

Today's tips

Tom Collins's top tip

Humbert (4.15 Newcastle)
Won a good handicap over course and distance in June 2018 and has fallen down the weights. Encouraging efforts the last twice over further and drop in trip, grade and return to this track are positives.

Live Tipster
Pietro Innocenzi is in the chair to provide live insight through the day on Raceday Live.

Today's video

Think you know all about trainer Paul Nicholls? Think again with this memory lane feature with the champion trainer.

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