Placepot Pointers: Take note of Daryl Jacob's rides at Wincanton on Thursday

Two of the last three visits to Wincanton have yielded Tote Placepot returns of over £350, so solving the six-race puzzle in the West Country can often be worthwhile.

Read our Placepot Pointers for all the info and selections you need to have a crack at the pool.

It’s good to soft all round at Wincanton on Thursday, with showers forecast through Wednesday night and before racing on the day.

Going Stick readings: 6.2

Rail Movements: 12:10, 12:40, 13:40 & 14:42 +17yds, 13:10 +11yds, 14:12 +7yds

Few places see Daryl Jacob flourish better than Wincanton. He’s ridden more winners at the venue than any other track, and since the start of 2016 has finished in the frame more often than not (53% of his rides).

He takes two mounts at potentially big prices on Thursday. CAPONE (Leg 4 - 13:40) put up a career best when scoring at Uttoxeter two starts back off a mark of 122, the application of a tongue tie apparently working wonders. He failed to follow up when only seventh next time, but is clearly capable of running another big race off 6lb higher.

KILKEASKIN MOLLY (Leg 6 - 14:42) has what you want in a Placepot pick; consistency. Rarely running a bad race since joining Simon Earle she might not be handicapped well enough to win, but she could be a big-priced option in the final leg of the day.

He has to carry a penalty, but it's hard to see BEYOND THE PALE out of the three in the second race of the day at 12:40. Fergal O’Brien’s gelding landed his bumper in August and wasted no time in getting off the mark over hurdles at Fontwell the following month. That form has been franked with the second and third winning their next starts.

Paul Nicholls has won 10 of the last 16 runnings of this race so his runner Zyon is respected, but it is the O’Brien horse that brings the strongest form to the race.

You don’t always know which MAGIC RIVER is going to turn up, but he certainly has pieces of form that mean he’s impossible to rule out in the fifth leg of the Placepot (14:12). He finished his race off well when scoring off a mark of 100 at Stratford last year. While he couldn’t follow up next time, he returned to some sort of form at Plumpton with a solid second a fortnight ago. He’s been awarded three-figure Racing Post Ratings multiple times in the past year, so off a mark of 99 he may be well treated.

Nicky Henderson’s Paris Dixie is likely to be popular in the opening leg of the Placepot (12:10), but this looks like a more open race than the market suggests.

SIZABLE SAM improved on his close second on debut when seeing Tuesday’s Warwick scorer Cadzand when last seen. With that form given a very nice boost and Jeremy Scott’s gelding being related to a few winners over obstacles, he’ll be going close in races this term.

ELECTRON BLEU may not have the scope to become a top class hurdler, but he’s proven to be a solid 120-rated performer. Placed on four of his seven starts for Tim Vaughan, he should run his race and can be in the mix if some of the more fancied runners fail to live up to the hype.

Leg 1: 5, 9 Leg 2: 1 Leg 3: 7 Leg 4: 1, 3 Leg 5: 7, 10 Leg 6: 1, 8