Horse racing tips TODAY: The horses you must back at Kelso, Leicester and Newcastle | Racing | Sport

The five-year-old mare won on her hurdling debut in November at Lingfield, staying on strongly to beat the odds-on favourite Duhallow Gesture by a length.

That was good form and while she looks a staying type she can successfully make the step up in grade.

PINNATA (5.15, nb) is an improving sort who has enjoyed victories on the all-weather at both Chelmsford and more recently at Kempton last month.

That win was his best to date, beating Scofflaw by five lengths in impressive style over a mile. The runner-up confirmed the form by winning next time out earlier this month.

This is a furlong shorter, a step up in class and he carries 8lb more but Stuart Williams’ five-year-old is progressive and can beat off all comers in a competitive Newcastle affair.

On the same card ENCORE D'OR (5.45, treble) is top-rated and will be hard to beat in the five-furlong sprint.

The seven-year-old is an admirable campaigner who has won 10 races from 40 runs.

He has performed well in better class races than this, including when a two-length sixth to Mab’s Cross in the Palace House Stakes at Newmarket last May.

Robert Cowell’s gelding was last seen in October, finishing second, beaten half a length, in a Group Three at Dundalk behind Hit The Bid.

KELSO

12.55 ITS ALL A LARK
1.25 ARTHURS SECRET
1.55 ALIZEE DE JANEIRO
2.25 RED INDIAN
2.55 ERIK THE RED
3.25 SKY KHAN
3.55 TAPENADE

LEICESTER

1.10 CHEF D'EQUIPE
1.40 BURBANK
2.10 THE WHITE MOUSE (NAP)
2.40 ASTRACAD
3.10 FALCON SUN
3.40 LARRY
4.15 TROUBLED SOUL

NEWCASTLE

4.10 STARGAZER
4.45 TREVITHICK
5.15 PINNATA (N.B)
5.45 ENCORE D'OR (TR)
6.15 FOXY FOREVER
6.45 HAVANA ROCKET
7.15 HARVEST DAY
7.45 DUKE COSIMO