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Today's news

• BREAKING: Here Comes When, winner of the 2017 Sussex Stakes for trainer Andrew Balding, has been retired.
  
  
• BIG-RACE UPDATE: 11 colts stand their ground in Saturday's William Hill St Leger with hot favourite Logician set to compete against up to six Aidan O'Brien-trained runners.

• CHANGE OF PLAN: Phoenix Stakes hero Siskin, who was expected to compete against Pinatubo and Armory in the National Stakes, misses the Curragh this weekend to instead take aim at Newmarket's Middle Park Stakes.

• BONUS HUNTING: Leading staying chaser Clan Des Obeaux will bid to emulate the mighty Kauto Star by winning this season's Betfair Chase, King George VI Chase and Cheltenham Gold Cup, with the Jockey Club confirming a £1 million bonus would again be offered if any horse can compete the treble.

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Today's meetings

**STAR MEETING**
Listowel (first race 2.05)
Triumph Hurdle third Gardens Of Babylon brings a touch of class to the 2m Liam Healy Memorial Lartigue Hurdle (3.35) on the third day of Listowel's Harvest festival. The Joseph O'Brien-trained four-year-old bids to bounce back after failing to produce his best form in the Galway Hurdle last time. Read the full preview here.
Going Flat; Soft, yielding to soft in places, NH; Yielding, good to yielding in places

Catterick (1.55)
Going Good to firm

SPOTLIGHT TIP: Flower Power (3.00)

Worcester (2.10)
Going Good

Leicester (2.20)
Going Good to firm, good on bends

Kelso (4.25)
Going Good

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Today's tips

Paul Kealy's top tip

Six Strings
4.55 Leicester
Should have made it two on the bounce at Musselburgh last time but was a shade unlucky. Clearly in great heart and can defy a 3lb rise.

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Today's video

Gordon Elliott confirms the brilliant Tiger Roll's assault at a third-straight Randox Health Grand National.

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