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Today's news
- SUPERSTAR STAYER: Willie Mullins believes Al Boum Photo has a "fantastic chance" of becoming the first horse since Best Mate to retain the Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup.
- GOOD NEWS: Sedgefield, which was due to inspect for today's meeting, is on.
- CHELTENHAM ACCEPTORS: All roads lead to the Marsh Novices' Chase for Itchy Feet after Olly Murphy's star was taken out of the Racing Post Arkle as the acceptors for the Cheltenham Festival novice events were revealed on Wednesday.
- OPEN MIND: Willie Mullins has called for racing to be more open to change in light of welfare concerns.
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**STAR MEETING**
Thurles (first race 1.55)
Blow By Blow, Acapella Bourgeois and Sub Lieutenant are among recent winners of the Grade 3 Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle (3.25) and this year's running could unleash another high-class operator. Recent winners Front View, French Dynamite, Five O'Clock and Assemble are intriguing contenders. Read the preview here.
Goingsoft, soft to heavy in places
Huntingdon (1.41)
Going soft, good to soft in places (GoingStick: 5.6 chase, 6.3 hurdle)
Rail movements: 1.41, 2.11 & 4.11 +110yds, 2.41 & 3.11 +132yds, 3.41 +56yds and 4.41 +54yds.
Sedgefield (2.03)
Going heavy, soft in places (GoingStick: 5.0)
Rail movements: 2.03 +39yds, 2.33 & 5.03 +1yd, 3.03 +30yds, 3.33 +4yds, 4.03 +5yds and 4.33 +24yds.
Southwell (AW) (2.20)
Going Standard
Chelmsford (AW) (5.30)
Going Standard
SPOTLIGHT TIP: Time To Reason (5.30)
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Front View
3.25 Thurles
Has been defeated only by Envoi Allen and Blue Sari when standing up and can strike at Grade 3 level in a winnable contest.
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Published on 20 February 2020inPreviews
Last updated 08:22, 20 February 2020
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