UK Horse Racing Tips: Newbury

Visible Charm has yet to run a bad race and should be thereabouts, while Indian Creak warrants respect switching back to handicap company following a fine effort in a valuable sales race at Newmarket. However, the vote goes to Roger Charlton's progressive colt SMOKEY BEAR, who brings winning C&D form to the table and showed his versatility when scoring on the all-weather at Kempton last time. Providing the son of Kodiac handles forecast soft ground, he looks sure to play a leading role.
Prediction : 1st Smokey Bear 2nd Visible Charm 3rd Indian Creak

Royal Line produced a career-best performance when third behind Kew Gardens and Stradivarius in last week's Long Distance Cup and he demands respect cutting back in distance, but preference is for MORANDO. Everything points to a big run from Andrew Balding's gelding, who likes the track (won and placed in two visits), relishes soft ground and was hugely impressive when landing the Group 3 Cumberland Lodge Stakes at Ascot three weeks ago. Young Rascal, who is running for the first time since being gelded, dead-heated with the selection in last year's Royal British Legion Stakes over C&D and he's certainly no forlorn hope either.
Prediction : 1st Morando 2nd Royal Line 3rd Young Rascal

KINROSS was hugely impressive when scoring by eighth lengths on his debut at Newmarket and with the runner-up franking that form with a victory of his own at Kempton Tuesday, Ralph Beckett's exciting Kingman colt is fancied to complete the double. Boccaccio similarly made a good impression when scoring on his first outing at Yarmouth and can figure prominently if handling this much slower ground, although feared most is Year Of The Tiger. Aidan O'Brien's charge wasn't disgraced behind the top-class Pinatubo last time and will be thereabouts if running to his official rating of 108, it's just if anything can improve past him.
Prediction : 1st Kinross 2nd Year Of The Tiger 3rd Boccaccio

MERRYWEATHER performed with credit at Nottingham on her first outing and could appreciate the return to a mile having struggled at Goodwood last time. A few of the newcomers make appeal, including Choral Work, Born With Pride and the 150,000gns buy Angel Power, with the best of them potentially Roger Charlton's Dubawi filly Tacitly, who is out of the Group 1 winner Timepiece.
Prediction : 1st Merryweather 2nd Tacitly 3rd Angel Power

Frankie Dettori teams up with Aidan O'Brien aboard PEACEFUL and the Galileo filly makes plenty of appeal stepping up to Listed level following an emphatic seven-length success in a Thurles maiden earlier this month. Ralph Beckett's Afraid Of Nothing made it back-to-back Epsom victories last month and has to be given plenty of respect attempting to land a hat-trick, while a line can be put through Star Alexander's disappointing effort in a Newmarket Listed race when last sighted and she could be seen to much better effect now there is cut in the ground once again.
Prediction : 1st Peaceful 2nd Afraid Of Nothing 3rd Star Alexander

Chilean has dropped to a tempting handicap mark but has been disappointing for quite some time, while Kuwait Currency has been running some good races on the all-weather in recent weeks and merits plenty of respect. However, Cambridgeshire fifth MAJESTIC DAWN gave the form of that contest a boost when scoring at Nottingham on his next start and there is a good chance that he can defy a 5lb rise. The three-year-old has only had three starts since July and could have more to offer.
Prediction : 1st Majestic Dawn 2nd Kuwait Currency 3rd Chilean

Bird For Life outran 40-1 odds when fourth at Lingfield three weeks ago and deserves greater respect this time, while Gawdawpalin is on a very fair mark currently and took another small step in the right direction when third at Newbury. Preference, instead, is for the hat-trick seeking PEACE PREVAILS. She likes to come home strongly from off the pace and a 3lb rise might not be enough to stop Jim Boyle's filly.
Prediction : 1st Peace Prevails 2nd Gawdawpalin 3rd Bird For Life

PERCY PROSECCO has been successful on his last two Flat outings and could prove difficult to stop for Archie Watson if he can be forgiven a moderate hurdling attempt at Stratford last week. The drop in distance should really help the four-year-old, who seemingly gets on well with rider Brodie Hampson, and the pair can account for Ravenous, who unseated his rider at Wincanton over hurdles last time out. Grandscape can prove best of the remainder following a 66-day break.
Prediction : 1st Percy Prosecco 2nd Ravenous 3rd Grandscape