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Happy New Year everyone. I am looking forward to kicking off 2019 in style by heading to Nice in France for two fantastic days of jump racing at Cagnes-sur-Mer.

Sunday is Cagnes-sur-Mer’s best day of jump racing and the bet of the weekend for me - and horse I am most looking forward to seeing - is Fleur Irlandaise in the Listed 4YO Hurdle.

She is trained by top Cagnes-sur-Mer trainer Yannick Fouin and was an impressive winner of an early trial for this race before being narrowly beaten in another trial having to give away a 3kg penalty. She looks to have been been trained specifically for the race.

In the meantime, my attention is drawn to decent all-weather cards at Wolverhampton and Newcastle on Wednesday.

This daughter of Acclamation made a good debut at Kempton in November, being very slow away from stall one and slowly making up ground on the rail on the turn before putting in a solid run to get up to be second.

That day she was the only horse in the finish who raced off the pace and the form has been franked - the winner and fourth winning next time out.

Minuty should come on a lot for the experience and David Probert, fresh from securing a second century of winners, rides her for the first time.

This six-year-old is fancied to complete a hat-trick of course and distance wins.

He got back to winning ways in a claimer in November and he subsequently hosed up by three lengths last month.

Since then the front-runner has gone up only 6lb and still gets into the same grade of race he easily won last time. In addition, trainer Mick Appleby continues in flying form.

Looks to be the one they all have to beat.

This daughter of Cape Cross has won five of her nine starts and seeks a fourth successive win.

On her return from a three-month break she got the better of returning rival Lucymai in a high end 7f handicap at Chelmsford for her first win on the all-weather and she should be more forward for this race.

This son of Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver cost €120,000 as a Breeze Up purchase last year and made his belated debut in November with a good second - just getting nosed out on the line by a runner with previous experience.

This stiffer 7f test at Newcastle should suit him and trainer Mark Johnston usually has a couple of early three-year-olds ready to strike in the first couple of weeks of the new year.