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Track conditions, form and scratchings for Canterbury - Track Good 4 - rail out 3m for the entire circuit - 2mm irrigation for the last 24 hours, 17mm for the last seven days - no rain for the last 24 hours, 1.5mm for the last seven days - weather partly cloudy showers possible 29c - seven scratchings - FINAL

Wednesday's meetings include Canterbury, Moe, Doomben, twilight meeting at Sandown-Lakeside, France’s Pau, Hong Kong’s Happy Valley, South Africa’s Fairview, UK’s Lingfield-All Weather, Hereford and Catterick

Racing NSW stewards' advised on Monday that as temperatures are forecast to reach 38 degrees during the Goulburn meeting on Friday, Level 2 of the Hot Weather Policy has been invoked.

Rod Peacock quite likes the fact that, numerically at least, restricted-class galloper Urban Ruler is lengths ahead of classic winner The Autumn Sun.

Damian Browne is slowly on the mend after suffering a serious health scare earlier this month.

Racing NSW advised on Tuesday that due to the extreme hot weather predicted for the Parkes region, the Parkes meeting scheduled for Saturday 26th January has been cancelled and rescheduled to Thursday 31st January.

Avilius (GB) created a huge stir during the spring last year in Sydney and Melbourne and has been installed the $8 favourite to win the Group 1 WFA Australian Cup (2000m) at Flemington on March 9th.

Racing NSW stewards'reported on Monday afternoon that trainer Mark Newnham has advised that Group 1 winning filly Maid Of Heaven will not race over the Sydney Autumn Carnival.

Monday's wagering review of fixed odds markets for the Australian Guineas (March 2 at Flemington) and Newmarket Handicap (March 9 at Flemington) which opened recently

Land Of Plenty carries the tag of one of Darren Weir’s big movers this year but the champion trainer has warned the Toorak Handicap winner may struggle to kick-off 2019 with a win this Friday night at The Valley.

The $5m, All-Star Mile (1600m) dream is already over for connections of Vega Magic with the former Perth horse to be aimed at the major autumn sprints instead.

The listed Carrington Stakes (1400m) is the feature of the Australian Turf Club’s meeting at Randwick on Saturday with 12 nominations received on Monday as part of 158 overall nominations for the nine race programme.

The punter who placed a wager on Sunday of $5,000 at $11.00 on the Snowden trained Catch Me for the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) will be watching the Group 3 Blue Diamond Preview (Fillies) (1000m) at Caulfield on Saturday with interest if the I Am Invincible two-year-old filly is accepted on Wednesday