Thursday tips: Dave Nevison's best bets at Hamilton and Haydock

Richard Fahey is in tremendous form with six winners from his past ten runners, so it is definitely possible Monsieur Kodi will return to form in this competitive handicap. 

He is back down to his most recent winning mark and a line can be drawn through his latest start at York as he was caught too far back. 

He had previously returned this season with an encouraging fourth at Ripon and he was progressive throughout last year with three handicap wins, so it looks likely he can win sprints again this season. 

There is rain around the Glasgow area for the next couple of days, so I doubt the ground will go any firmer, and it may well ease a little which will definitely suit Monsieur Kodi even more.

He has a decent draw and gets on well with Oisin Orr, so is worth siding with here.

This race will be run at a furious gallop, with plenty of front runners in the field, but I am very hopeful that Paul Midgley’s four-year-old can show them all a clean pair of heels. 

hit winning form over this course and distance in the middle of June last year and has the look of a sprinter who is due to hit form again at the same time this season. 

He finished a good third at Ayr last time out and races off the same rating here plus will have his weight reduced even further by the excellent Mark Winn who claims a further 3lb. 

I have a had a couple of near misses with Paul Midgley-trained sprinters recently, so hopefully Match Play strikes before the trainer’s warm spell passes.

After an extended period without a win, Hot Team had dropped to a basement handicap mark and took advantage of it in more than decisive fashion at Carlisle last time. 

7lb-claimer Rhys Elliott was on board for the 8½-length victory which will incur a rise back up the handicap much more than the 4lb penalty he carries on Thursday. 

The eight-year-old is unsurprisingly turned out quickly here to utilise the old mark, and I am not concerned as he has run very well with just 24 and 48-hour gaps in the past. 

Hot Team has spent most of his career racing off marks in the high 50’s, and last week’s victory seems to suggest he might still retain that level of ability, so this rating of 49 should mean there's a strong chance he will follow up here.