Weather permitting, the two big meetings at Haydock and Newbury should go ahead and only mudlarks should apply to win races this afternoon.

The Mandarin Chase (Newbury 2.25) is always a well-contested affair and KNOCKANRAWLEY (nap) can supplement last year’s win off a 3lbs higher mark on ground he simply adores.

Laid out for this race for the past 12 months, the still lightly raced nine-year-old was given a nice pipe-opener for his defence when a staying on second at Ayr, beaten a short head by Catamaran de Seuil.