UK Horse Racing Tips: Newbury

LA DRAGONTEA bumped into a progressive filly when filling second place in a novice race at Kempton earlier in the month. Prior to that the daughter of Lope De Vega had only been beaten two lengths in the Lingfield Oaks Trial and she sets a high standard for her rivals to aim at. Coconut hit the crossbar on her debut over 1m here last month and the daughter of Australia merits plenty of respect with the step up in trip likely to suit. Horn Of Plenty was a place behind the selection on her most recent outing, while Jaaizah and Combine are others with valid form claims. Dalhousie, Najima and Progressive all have strong pedigrees and market support for any of them would have to be noted.
Prediction : 1st La Dragontea 2nd Coconut 3rd Horn Of Plenty

Longlai only found the subsequent Superlative Stakes third too good on his debut at Doncaster last month and he sets the standard based on that evidence. That said, the son of Shalaa takes on a field full of well-bred newcomers and he will have to step forward. MAXIMAL is the third foal out a Listed-winning half-sister to Frankel, which makes the son of Galileo a half-brother to the Group 3-placed Jubiloso and Jovial, who has also earned black type. Legend Of Dubai cost 500,000gns last year and he is out of the Group 1 winner Speedy Boarding, while Barn Owl is also out of a mare who scored at the highest level. Others to note are Guru, Rainbow Fire and Rushmore.
Prediction : 1st Maximal 2nd Longlai 3rd Legend Of Dubai

Sarsaparilla has already shown ability on the track but she could be vulnerable, although the daughter of Showcasing may improve for the application of first-time cheekpieces. With that in mind, the vote goes to JACINTH, who cost 120,000gns at the Craven Breeze-Up Sale last month. Her sire New Bay has made a very good start to his career as a stallion this year and William Haggas' filly is a half-sister to the dual Group 3 winner New Providence. Isla Vista is closely related to a Group 2 winner in Japan and she completes the shortlist.
Prediction : 1st Jacinth 2nd Isla Vista 3rd Sarsaparilla

METHOD was an impressive debut winner over this trip at Doncaster and the runner-up, Fev Rover, gave that form a massive boost when touched off in the Group 2 Duchess Of Cambridge Stakes last week. Martyn Meade's exciting juvenile is open to any amount of improvement and is fancied to complete the double. Mighty Gurkha ran a blinder when fifth in a strong renewal of the Windsor Castle and he warrants respect stepping back up a furlong, while Yarmouth scorer Imperial Yellow cannot be ruled out either.
Prediction : 1st Method 2nd Mighty Gurkha 3rd Imperial Yellow

Tonyx won both starts as a three-year-old and must enter calculations on her return to action, but race-fitness could give TOMORROW'S DREAM the edge. She showed that she has improved from two to three when winning readily on her seasonal/handicap debut at Chepstow last month and this extra furlong could potentially unlock another gear. Huboor certainly wasn't disgraced when sixth in the Sandringham at Royal Ascot and a 1lb drop gives her a definite chance.
Prediction : 1st Tomorrows Dream 2nd Tonyx 3rd Huboor

LA LUNE finished her three-year-old campaign on a high, readily winning a novice event at Salisbury, and she was even more impressive on her recent Pontefract return, finishing half-a-length second in this company. There should be plenty more to come from Henry Candy's unexposed filly and she can mount a bold bid here. Virgin Snow was a solid second over 1m2f at Group 3 level on the all-weather recently and must come into the reckoning stepping up in trip on her turf return, while Vivid Diamond may improve for her comeback fourth.
Prediction : 1st La Lune 2nd Virgin Snow 3rd Vivid Diamond

It is four years since The Tin Man won this contest and it a great testament to connections of the popular eight-year-old that he is still the highest-rated runner in the race on official figures. He was far from disgraced when beaten little over four lengths into seventh in the Diamond Jubilee, though it may be time for SHINE SO BRIGHT to come to the fore. Andrew Balding's four-year-old was a Group 2 winner over 7f last season and could relish the likely strong gallop that could be set here by Dakota Gold and Mums Tipple. Improving three-year-old Repartee and Chipchase winner Judicial also command respect.
Prediction : 1st Shine So Bright 2nd The Tin Man 3rd Dakota Gold

Sir Plato is the obvious starting point here chasing a hat-trick, but he has gone up 9lb since last seen scoring at Chepstow over 7f and faces a much tougher test here off his revised rating. Lalania was all out to hold on at Yarmouth last month and might struggle to follow up, so the vote instead goes to BERTOG. His Haydock defeat on soft ground earlier this month can be forgiven and, now back on a sound terrain with Oisin Murphy booked, the five-year-old could regain the winning thread.
Prediction : 1st Bertog 2nd Sir Plato 3rd Lalania

CASUAL REPLY displayed promise on two of her three starts as a three-year-old last year and, now making her handicap debut off 75 for Roger Charlton, looks to have been found a nice opening. The drop in trip might help the daughter of Frankel, while switching to turf could also prove a fruitful endeavour. Crimewave's Lingfield effort last month was too bad to be true and he is expected to bounce back, while Voice Of Calm got off the mark on Polytrack and could build on that.
Prediction : 1st Casual Reply 2nd Crimewave 3rd Voice Of Calm