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Twiston-Davies covers both bases during uncertain weather.

Nigel Twiston-Davies has given Bristol De Mai  entries in both the rescheduled Cotswold Chase and Cleeve Hurdle, because of uncertainties over the wintry weather this week.

Bristol De Mai is one of six possibles for the Cotswold at Sandown and one of 17 in the Cleeve at Wetherby – with both races switched to this Saturday, after Cheltenham's Festival Trials card was abandoned last weekend.

Twiston-Davies is leaning towards the Cotswold but felt it wise to put him in the Cleeve as well during such a volatile spell of weather.

"Let's see what the weather does. We've no idea yet," said the Naunton trainer.

"We'd probably prefer to go for the Cotswold if it was on, but I'll have to speak to the owners first, so I haven't a clue at the moment."

The five other Cotswold entries are Lake View Lad, Native River, Saint Calvados, Santini and Yala Enki.

The Cotswold Chase is one of eight races on Sandown's card, with officials still hoping to stage the meeting as scheduled after the hurdles course just passed an inspection on Tuesday.

However, it is still possible the hurdle races could be lost and replaced with more steeplechase contests.

Clerk of the course Andrew Cooper said: "It would be absolute borderline you could race here this afternoon – and we're obliged, quite rightly, not to give up on it just yet.

"With an unsettled outlook with spells of rain – we're expecting one Wednesday morning and showery thereafter – there will be another inspection at some point to decide where we go for Saturday.

"The absolute deadline to make it an all-chase card would be declarations morning on Thursday. If the weather intervenes significantly in the interim, that decision would be brought forward.

"We just felt, given the importance and value of the hurdles race on Saturday, it would be premature to give up on the hurdle races just yet."

A final decision on the make-up of the fixture will be taken following an inspection at 8am on Thursday. The British Horseracing Authority has made a contingency to add two further chases to make an all-chase six-race card.

A favourable forecast over the next few days gives Wetherby clerk of the the course Jonjo Sanderson every hope the meeting there will go ahead.

"We had a covering of snow overnight, but it turned to drizzle and is thawing away," he said.

"The temperatures are supposed to rise to eight or nine degrees tomorrow, Thursday and Friday.

"We were absolutely fine on Monday and were back to a point where we were raceable after the waterlogging last week.

"All being well, the fact we've got three good days, plus Saturday, for this to drain through, we should be OK. The ground will be heavy all round, I should think."

With Paisley Park an absentee, as expected, from the rescheduled Cleeve Hurdle, the Grade Two contest has a much more open look.

"Paisley Park would have put a few off at Cheltenham, and the fact Emma Lavelle has said she is not coming to Wetherby has opened the race up a bit more to make it a bit more attractive," Sanderson added.

"We're delighted to run the race, so it's not lost. William Hill have stepped in and have added to their package. We're grateful for their support of the race."

Like Bristol De Mai, Nick Alexander's Lake View Lad has an entry in the two races.

Among others in the Cleeve are Ballyoptic, Itchy Feet, Main Fact, On The Blind Side, Ramses De Teillee and Yorkhill.