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Following a fantastic day at Hereford last Saturday when he rode a 25\/1 winner in Buster Edwards, Nick Scholfield returns to talk about Christmas, Boxing Day, and a horse to keep an eye on next year. Read his latest weekly column below.<\/a><\/p>\n

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On Christmas Day…<\/h3>\n

Obviously when it comes to Christmas, the racing has to come first. I\u2019ll make sure I enjoy Christmas day but, come 4 o clock, I\u2019ll be studying the form for Boxing Day and then hopefully we\u2019ll be busy thereafter. You\u2019ve got the Welsh National a day later at Chepstow which should be a good meeting and there\u2019s also good racing<\/a> at Kempton. Then we have plenty of good racing all over New Year. So really at Christmas I\u2019m just trying to stay fit and healthy to keep my weight down, so will have to make sure I don\u2019t eat too many mince pies.<\/p>\n

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On Boxing Day…<\/h3>\n

It\u2019s going to be a very busy time after Christmas. With the ground being very wet we\u2019re really counting down to a busy period of racing starting on Boxing Day. The entries for Boxing Day come out today and then the declarations on Monday. I\u2019m pretty sure I\u2019m heading to Wincanton and will hopefully have a couple of decent rides, including Kissesforkatie who had a good win at Wincanton earlier this month. It should be a good card and it\u2019s a local track for me so it\u2019s always good to get a winner there if we can.<\/p>\n

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On one to follow next year…<\/h3>\n

One to follow. I\u2019ll give you a horse to follow next year that isn\u2019t all that well known. He finished second in his bumper at Wincanton. It\u2019s a horse for Jeremy Scott called Sizable Sam. He\u2019s a lovely horse sired by Black Sam Bellamy. He finished second in his debut to a Paul Nicholls horse but was only beaten by a short head a few weeks ago. The third place that day, Mont Segur, has come out since and won very impressively so it looks like even better form. He\u2019s a lovely individual and I think he could be making a name for himself next year. I know that Jeremy holds him in very high regard and hopefully he can be another Melodic Rendezvous type for him.<\/p>\n

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