The Lowdown: going updates, tips and news ahead of Tuesday's racing
Today's news
- NEW REVELATIONS: Amer Abdulaziz Salman’s Phoenix Luxembourg Fund, lauded by its founder as “the world’s first regulated thoroughbred fund”, has been placed into voluntary liquidation and never operated as a functioning investment fund at all.
- PHOENIX UPDATE: The BHA will prioritise its investigation into allegations made against Phoenix Thoroughbreds founder Amer Abdulaziz Salman in a New York court earlier this month.
- WEEKEND ACTION: Dual Champion Hurdle winner Buveur D'Air was the star name in seven confirmations for Saturday's Fighting Fifth, while 26 stood their ground for the Ladbrokes Trophy.
- MAGIC MARE: Honeysuckle is set to put her unbeaten record on the line in Sunday's Grade 1 Hatton Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse.
- TITLE RIVALS: Colin Keane has praised Donnacha O'Brien as one of the "best in the world"following his retirement from the saddle.
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Today's meetings
**STAR MEETING**
Punchestown (first race 12.40)
Last year's Punchestown card unearthed subsequent Grade 1 winner Battleoverdoyen and the talented Mengli Khan so perhaps a future star will feature at today's meeting. Keep an eye out for £410,000 purchase Dlauro, who makes his highly anticipated hurdling debut at 1.10, while the 2m3½f novice chase (2.40) is another interesting contest.
Going Soft (hurdle and bumper course), soft, soft to heavy in places (chase)
SPOTLIGHT TIP: Minella Encore (1.40)
Sedgefield (12.50)
GoingSoft, heavy in places
Southwell (1.00)
GoingSoft, good to soft in places
Wolverhampton (AW) (3.50)
Going Standard
Key non-runners
Keep up to speed with today's non-runners and the latest changes with Raceday Live.
Today's tips
Keith Melrose's top tip
Joke Dancer (2.50 Sedgefield)
Fair pipe-opener over hurdles and now goes chasing off a fair mark with his trainer starting to hit form.
Paul Kealy
Live Tipster
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Today's video
Maddy Playle, Stuart Riley, Mark Boylan and Paddy Power's Paul Binfield look back at the weekend's highlights.
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- Morning updates: Stage Star a big market drifter in the December Gold Cup; 'perfect' ground in store at Cheltenham
- Harry Wilson strikes early with a 4-1 winner and has more ITV tips for Cheltenham and Doncaster
- 'He could have 12lb up his sleeve and at 5-2 is the best bet anywhere this weekend' - David Jennings on Saturday's action
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