Wednesday Racing Tips from Steve Ryder

The Hugo Palmer trained GLORIOUS ANGEL (best priced at 9/4) is a previous course and distance winner who arrives into this race following a 2nd placed effort last time. The daughter of Cotai Glory won over this course and distance in August off a mark of 74 before disappointing in a Sales race at York on her next start. She bounced back to form last time when 2nd at Newcastle in the Racing League off a mark of 78 and is only 1lb higher in this race.

Connections have booked the talented Connor Planas to take off 7lbs for this race which makes him well handicapped off this mark of 79 in comparison to his course and distance win last month and I expect her to prove hard to beat.

The Tristan Davidson trained IRIS DANCER (best priced at 7/1) won easily last time at Hamilton when fitted with first time blinkers and if they have the same effect for a second time then she should prove hard to beat under a 5lb penalty. The five-year-old is a consistent performer with form figures of 341342552551 this season with both of those victories coming at Hamilton off marks of 62 and 63.

The handicapper has raised Iris Dancer 7lbs for her latest success so she runs here 2lbs “well in” at the weights and if the blinkers work for a second time then she should run well with up to six places on offer.

This looks a competitive Class 2 handicap but preference goes to one of the three-year-olds TATHBEET (best priced at 5/1) who is the least exposed runner in the field. The William Haggas trained son of Lope De Vega has been gelded since his last run in August having shown quirks on his latest two starts. Previously he had got off the mark on his second start Windsor over 1m2f before racing over further on his latest two starts.

The combination of a gelding operation and first-time headgear will hopefully improve the concentration of Tathbeet during the race and that should help the task of Adam Farragher who takes off a handy 5lbs from the top weight.