UK Horse Racing Tips: Chepstow

Course-and-distance winner He's Our Star made a winning reappearance at Brighton last month but Ali Stronge's four-year-old failed to fire at the same track on Tuesday and needs to bounce back. Preference therefore is for ANIF, who has been in fine form on the all-weather and arrives having won three of his last five, the latest over an extended 1m1f at Wolverhampton in March. Ocala is likely to have more to come in the handicap ranks and wasn't disgraced at Wetherby earlier this month with Ragstone View another to consider up in trip following his Lingfield second over 7f last time.
Prediction : 1st Anif 2nd Hes Our Star 3rd Ocala

CHANCE posted a solid runner-up effort in novice stakes company at Southwell last time and Simon Crisford's 220,000-euro Lope De Vega colt could prove tough to beat making the switch to the handicap ranks. Miss Gargar is plummeting down the ratings and is respected up in trip, while Jungle Juice is another who is beginning to look well handicapped and has run well over this distance in the past.
Prediction : 1st Chance 2nd Jungle Juice 3rd Miss Gargar

BETTYS HOPE has rattled the crossbar on each of her three early-season starts and is well worth stepping up from 5f having shaped like further may suit at Southwell last time. Mick Channon won this last season and his Book Two newcomer Strawberry Hind warrants respect, while Richard Hughes' Cheveley Park filly Forced enjoyed the switch to turf when second at Bath and is also considered.
Prediction : 1st Bettys Hope 2nd Forced 3rd Strawberry Hind

BUNGEE JUMP won this last season off a 4lb higher mark and Grace Harris' inmate could bounce right back to her best returned to this venue. Nubough has finished third in two handicaps since winning a novice stakes event at Chelmsford and he holds solid claims off the same mark back down from 7f, while Great Midge wasn't far away at Kempton last time and has looked useful in his short career so far. Course winner The Grove and Cool Reflection are others to note.
Prediction : 1st Bungee Jump 2nd Nubough 3rd Great Midge

Tom Dascombe's in-form FIRE DIAMOND makes plenty of appeal reverting to turf off a mark 15lb lower than what he has attained on the all-weather. The step up in trip could bring about further improvement in the six-year-old, and he can get the better of Enmeshing, who went close over 1m4f last time and might thrive dropped back to 10 furlongs. The consistent Gates Pass appeals on his first outing for Brian Barr, while The Lords Walk has been in good order over this distance lately.
Prediction : 1st Fire Diamond 2nd Enmeshing 3rd The Lords Walk

Ralph Beckett's BRASCA thrived over 10 furlongs when getting off the mark at Chelmsford in November and the 60,000 guineas Nathaniel gelding could have more to come up in trip. Goscote was much improved when making the podium over this distance at Wolverhampton and might be a threat if able to build on that, while Owen Burrows' Motaraabet is no forlorn hope either.
Prediction : 1st Brasca 2nd Goscote 3rd Motaraabet

WINGED SPUR ran with credit to place off this rating in a competitive York handicap last week and Mark Johnston's four-year-old is capable of building on that in what is an easier contest. Charlie D is 1lb lower than when successful on the all-weather in October and is interesting on his first outing of 2019, while C&D winners General Brook and The Detainee are others to note, with the latter having undergone wind surgery since last sighted.
Prediction : 1st Winged Spur 2nd Charlie D 3rd The Detainee