Snowy, who shaped with a good deal of promise on his chasing debut at Carlisle last time, is the fancy in the Paul Burton Drinks Wholesale Beginners Chase at Kelso this afternoon.

Alastair Charlton's seven-year-old jumped soundly in the main at Carlisle after his break of over three months and only tired in the closing stages to finish third to A Few Bob Back and previous winner Kidithou.

Although he looks essentially a galloper, both his hurdles wins have been at this course and the drying ground will be in his favour. He's taken to get the better of Rutledge Red, who has the scope to do well over fences.

Powder Creek is an improved performer over fences of late and makes plenty of appeal in the Pat De Clermont Handicap Chase over two miles and one furlong.

Keith Reveley's gelding finally got off the mark over fences in a modest event at Newcastle on his penultimate start but ran with a good deal of credit in better company at Newbury last time.

This looks much less of a test but the likely good gallop should play to his strengths and he's preferred to Kids Inheritance, who has won over the larger obstacles and ran well in defeat at Catterick last time.

Lucinda Russell has had a season to remember and her Master Sebastian is the one to be on in the Bank Of Scotland Agri Business National Hunt Novices Hurdle over the extended two miles.

Consistency has been his strong suit and the step back to this trip will suit after he seemed to fail to get home over two and a half in a better race than this one at Haydock on his most recent start.

Diamond Mick loves it at Kelso and is worth another chance in the Green Tree Hotel Handicap Hurdle over the same extended two-mile trip.

Although put firmly in his place at Ayr last time by the well-treated Bogus Dreams, he'll find nothing so well-handicapped on this occasion and he's fancied to make a bold bid to make all for his third course and distance victory.

On a mixed turf and fibresand meeting at Southwell Karl Burke's Blue Power is an interesting runner in the opening Penny Lane Handicap over five furlongs.

This dual course and distance winner hasn't been disgraced of late on Polytrack, including when tried in a visor last time.

The visor will be on again and the return to fibresand will suit as style of racing is very well suited to the way this course has been riding.

At Lingfield Robert Winston, who has been riding tremendously well of late, can further cement his developing relationship with Sir Michael Stoute by winning on Flag Lieutenant in the Entertain At Lingfield Park Maiden over a mile and a quarter.

The Royal runner, who holds an entry in the Derby, shaped with a good deal of promise in a 7f Leicester maiden last term and looks the type to improve a good deal over this sort of trip this year.

Guildenstern won with a good deal of authority at Folkestone on his reappearance and is fancied to follow up in the Lingfield Park Golf Club Handicap over six furlongs.

Hughie Morrison's three-year-old travelled really strongly before showing the right attitude that day.

So the switch to this Polytrack surface shouldn't be a concern and he's open to plenty of improvement.

Ed Dunlop's Mith Hill can take his unbeaten record to three on this surface by beating Tight Squeeze in the HBLB Lingfield Leisure Club Handicap over a mile and a half.

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