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

Today's news

• CALLED OFF: Today's Hong Kong meeting at Happy Valley has been cancelled due to 'the imminent threat to the safety of racegoers, jockeys and employees, and to the welfare of racehorses'.
  
  
• BLACK TYPE OPPORTUNITIES: There are two Listed races in Britain today, the EBF Stallions John Musker Fillies' Stakes at Yarmouth (2.45) and Sandown stages the Chasemore Farm Fortune Stakes (3.25).
  
  
• CROSSING THE ATLANTIC: The popular Colin Kidd-trained Rashaan, who once defeated Apple's Jade and Petit Mouchoir, has been sold to the US.
  
  
• BIG-RACE BLOW: Forest Of Dean, 6-1 ante-post favourite for the bet365 Cambridgeshire, may not run in the big handicap according to John Gosden.

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Today's meetings

**STAR MEETING**
Sandown (first race 1.50)
2,000 Guineas runner-up King Of Change makes his first start since Newmarket in the Listed Fortune Stakes, the feature event on Sandown's seven-race card. (3.25: racecard | preview).
Going Good, good to firm in places

Yarmouth (1.40)
Going Good, good to firm in places

Beverley (2.00)
Going Good to firm

Naas (2.50)
Going Good, good to firm in places

Kelso (3.40)
Going Good

Today's tips

Keith Melrose's top tip

Sporting Press (5.45 Kelso)

Son of Flemensfirth who has taken well to fences. Beat a next-time-out winner over course and distance in April and booking of Brian Hughes suggests he'll be fit enough on return from a break.

Ten Second Tips
Maddy Playle gives her best bets of the day at Sandown and Kelso.

Today's video

Catch up on the weekend's action with Maddy Playle, Dave Orton, Mark Boylan and Paddy Power's Darren Hughes . . .

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