Wednesday's free racing tips: Racing Post experts look to kick off 2020 in style

Handicappers' nap

Ashington(2.15 Musselburgh)

Decent on the level and has taken well to hurdles. Could prove well-treated on his handicap debut.
Steve Mason

West Country nap

King Roland (3.35 Exeter)
Bumped into a very useful type last time and can open his account over hurdles.
Andrew King

Newmarket nap

Kalashnikov (2.00 Cheltenham)

Unlucky to be just touched off under topweight at Newbury last time. Amy Murphy's star has come out of that in great form and is expected to go one better.
David Milnes

Eyecatcher

Follow Your Fire (1.00 Catterick)

Gambled into 4-1 (11-1 in the morning) on handicap debut. Although he was soundly held, there were positives to take from that effort and he is one to keep on side.
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Irish angle

Column Of Fire (12.20 Fairyhouse)

Gordon Elliott's six-year-old has shown plenty of promise over hurdles, most recently when runner-up to Longhouse Poet over this trip at Navan, and can land the Fairyhouse opener.
Tony O'Hehir

Speed figures

Ashington (2.15 Musselburgh)

Easily landed the odds over course and distance eight weeks ago and may have crept in lightly on his handicap bow.
Dave Edwards

Spotlight nap

Fixed Rate (1.40 Musselburgh)

Won first two chase starts in autumn 2018 then absent until Aintree (2m4f, good to soft) last month, when this front-runner was a gallant second. Still unexposed over fences and could well have more to give.
Ben Hutton

Dark horse

The Jam Man (2.35 Cheltenham)

Up 10lb for winning a valuable prize in Ireland but is in the form of his life and looks a decent each-way price.
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Must-have stat of the day

David Pipe is 16-33 (49 per cent, +£17.96 to £1 level stakes) with all runners at Fakenham since 2006. Airton is his only representative in the 12.05.

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