UK Horse Racing Tips: Nottingham

LUNAR JET appeared to be stretched by 1m4f at Doncaster on his latest outing. He won over this trip at Redcar the start prior, however, and is essentially 3lb lower than that mark when accounting for Mia Nicholls' claim. With that in mind, he edges the vote over Masqool (fifth) and At Liberty (sixth), who are closely matched on their recent meeting at Bath.
Prediction : 1st Lunar Jet 2nd Masqool 3rd At Liberty

ONEFORSUE sets the standard with an official rating of 72, and she appears to have been found an ideal opportunity to shed her maiden tag following back-to-back second-place finishes. That said, Cue's Beau is yet to run a bad race so she's likely to be in the thick of things, while Montelusa is back from handicap company and should not be underestimated either.
Prediction : 1st Oneforsue 2nd Cues Beau 3rd Montelusa

FORTUNATE STAR bumped into an improver when narrowly denied at Catterick, and any further progress could see Declan Carroll's charge go one better. He shades the vote over Lumacho, who reappeared with a solid third at Southwell. It's always dangerous to discount sprinters from the Paul Midgley yard so Family Ties, who showed plenty of ability during her juvenile campaign, can't be taken lightly either.
Prediction : 1st Fortunate Star 2nd Lumacho 3rd Family Ties

FANTASY MASTER hit the crossbar in a competitive contest at Ascot 10 days ago and the five-year-old merits the utmost respect off the same mark here. Recon Mission has also been knocking hard on the door of late and is an obvious threat to the selection. Lipsink is entitled to improve for his encouraging seasonal return at Windsor last month, while Han Solo Berger completes the shortlist.
Prediction : 1st Fantasy Master 2nd Recon Mission 3rd Lipsink

ON THE RIVER has won both of his starts for these connections in recent weeks and a 3lb rise for the latest of those victories at Beverley may not be enough to stop him from making it a hat-trick here. Strongbowe only found one too good at Pontefract last time and could well make the frame once again, while Last Hoorah edges out Dandy Maestro to be best of the rest.
Prediction : 1st On The River 2nd Strongbowe 3rd Last Hoorah

KHINJANI joins the handicap ranks on a workable mark and given she has C&D experience under similar conditions to the forecast going, she appeals strongly on her return to action. Starnberg had a busier juvenile campaign and showed improvement when blinkers were applied twice towards the back end of the season. He has been gelded during his winter break and can to go well if ready to roll. Macho Sun is also considered.
Prediction : 1st Khinjani 2nd Starnberg 3rd Macho Sun

Several have questions to answer for one reason or another, not least Casa Loupi, who was progressive over hurdles a couple of years ago but hasn't seen action in either code for 582 days. To counter that, his yard is in flying form and he still warrants serious consideration, but the vote goes to recent Salisbury winner TIGERTEN, who has proven match-fitness and little to fear from this test of stamina. Blue Hawaii completes the shortlist after her near-miss at Southwell on Monday.
Prediction : 1st Tigerten 2nd Casa Loupi 3rd Blue Hawaii