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Racing legends Lester Piggott and Sir Peter O'Sullevan will be cantering into Canary Wharf this afternoon.

As exclusively revealed in The Wharf the former champion jockey and the retired commentator will be signing prints in Canada Place mall from 2.15pm, in a promotion run by Frontispiece Gallery.

Racing legend Willie Carson has welcomed the announcement of the £3million Champions Day meeting - and he thinks it's long overdue.

From October next year the flat racing season will be rounded off with a spectacular finale at Ascot. Carson hopes it will tempt the top talent around the world to come to Britain to boost domestic racing.

He's the fastest man on two wheels but he's not going to escape the limelight just yet - as he's just been nominated for BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

Mark Cavendish, Britain's best-performing Tour de France rider, rolled into the Wharf last Wednesday to sign copies of his autobiography.