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Kelso takes centre stage on Thursday

A wonderful midweek card at Kelso this afternoon and AP McCoy is back in Scotland after his winner at Ayr on Tuesday and has an excellent chance in the opener courtesy of Jack Steel (2.00) whose chance might not be too obvious at first glance but went into my fictional notebook at Wetherby last time when he was tenderly handled.

AP McCoy can land Chepstow opener aboard Sebastian Beach

Today’s Chepstow meeting will be run on perfect jumping ground and the AP McCoy roadshow moves to south Wales where I expect to see him land the opener aboard Jonjo O’Neill’s Sebastian Beach (1.50) who will certainly appreciate the drying ground.

Harrington happy with Jezki chances

Jessica Harrington says she is expecting big things from Jezki when he runs in the Champion Hurdle on the opening day of Cheltenham and if you fancy a bet, check out Betbright’s Cheltenham Festival betting fund.

Plus Jamais has an excellent opportunity at Ayr

BetVictor sponsor the card at Ayr this afternoon and in the handicap chase over the minimum trip I felt Plus Jamais (3.50) ran well against two decent sorts over C&D last month and looks to have found an excellent opportunity for Jim Goldie and Brian Hughes.

AP McCoy gets timing right again to announce retirement

It came as a shock to many but, as he has done throughout his long and distinguished career, AP McCoy had the timing just about right in announcing his retirement from the saddle at the end of the current jumps season live on Channel 4 on Saturday after 25 years in the saddle.

Newbury hoping Saturday’s card can beat the freeze

Frost and snow have wiped out today’s turf meetings but Newbury are cautiously optimistic that Saturday’s card can beat the current freeze with temperatures forecast to rise later in the week. The big betting race is the Betfair Hurdle and Calipto currently heads the market at 9/2 with BetVictor with Activial 7s and Sign Of A Victory 12s.

Kempton Park take centre stage after cold snap

No turf racing today because of the frost which has claimed both Sedgefield and Market Rasen but Kempton Park envisage no problems, despite the cold snap, for their all-weather card this afternoon and they stage a competitive six-race card.