UK Horse Racing Tips: Wolverhampton

Charlie Appleby has a strong hand in this race, with Shamardal newcomer Beautiful Illusion, who is out of a Group 2-winning dam, providing ample support for DISTANT GODDESS. The Dubawi filly made a decent fist of things over this course and distance on debut last month and normal progression could see her land this prize. Festive Love got within half a length of success on her first outing and is respected, while Dima wasn't too far behind the selection here and could be on the premises again.
Prediction : 1st Distant Goddess 2nd Festive Love 3rd Beautiful Illusion

BARBELO has made the podium on both outings so far this year and could be the answer stepping up in trip on her first run in the assessed ranks, with the in-form Hollie Doyle returning to the saddle. Mountain Brave attained a decent level of consistency in novice events and is interesting on her handicap bow, while Sound Mixer has been raised 1lb for her neck defeat over 6f at Newcastle and could improve for the extra furlong.
Prediction : 1st Barbelo 2nd Mountain Brave 3rd Sound Mixer

Robero has won two of his last three, but they have come on the Fibresand at Southwell so MAMILLIUS is preferred. George Baker's gelding had signed off his turf season with a fair third at Brighton and went down by just a head at Lingfield last month. A 1lb rise shouldn't inconvenience him too much. Asdaa was disappointing at Kempton last time but may be better judged by his second on the Newcastle Tapeta the time before.
Prediction : 1st Mamillius 2nd Robero 3rd Asdaa

Clap Your Hands has been in flying form over shorter of late and could be a player upped in trip, though DANCE TO PARIS is proven over this distance and could have greater reserves of stamina. Lucy Wadham's mare won well here three starts ago and stayed on strongly for second at Kempton last time. Charlie D is likely to make a decent fist of things from the front, having bumped into a real improver here latest.
Prediction : 1st Dance To Paris 2nd Clap Your Hands 3rd Charlie D

CAT ROYALE got within a head of success when last tried over this course and distance and has followed that up with a pair of cracking efforts at Chelmsford. John Butler's charge is evidently in fine fettle and can get the better of Windsorlot, who scored over a furlong shorter here before taking fourth over the same trip on Saturday. Dolly McQueen drops in trip after appearing to find some form over 1m4f at Kempton.
Prediction : 1st Cat Royale 2nd Windsorlot 3rd Dolly McQueen

Thawry made a decent fist of things over this course and distance last week and could go well off the same mark, while Pike Corner Cross has placed twice here recently and could be a player. Mrs Benson is interesting up in trip, but preference is for BEAU GESTE, who won here in December and showed that was no fluke when getting within a neck of success at Kempton. An extra 1lb rise for that latest effort looks fair and he could strike.
Prediction : 1st Beau Geste 2nd Thawry 3rd Pike Corner Cross

Kaser got the better of Sha La La La Lee here last time and is improving rapidly so could confirm the form on 3lb worse terms. Rangali Island is another in top form who has to be considered, but FELIX gets the vote. Marco Botti's gelding got the ball rolling with victory at Newmarket in September and has recorded two more successes in recent months, over this C&D and at Lingfield. He is 15lb than at HQ here, but appears to be improving at a real rate of knots.
Prediction : 1st Felix 2nd Kaser 3rd Rangali Island

Fareeq was not disgraced at Lingfield last time and won on his last visit to this track, albeit off 5lb lower. Last-time-out winners Cuban Spirit and Red Allure both merit plenty of respect, while Qaaraat has been hammering on the door of late, but TIME TO REASON gets the vote. Rated in the 90s at his peak, Charlie Wallis' seven-year-old almost took advantage of a rating of 57 here last time and is only 1lb higher in this.
Prediction : 1st Time To Reason 2nd Fareeq 3rd Qaaraat