UK Horse Racing Tips: Wolverhampton

Top Star has been expensive to follow since entering the nursery ranks and Miakoda also let favourite-backers down on his handicap bow, although he maybe didn't stay 7f and can be forgiven. Even so, there are some interesting nursery newcomers here, not least STARTLING, who is out of the stable's smart sprinter Pepper Lane and has a hood applied as she attempts to make light of an initial mark of just 52. Expect better from Smallbrook Lane too.
Prediction : 1st Startling 2nd Miakoda 3rd Smallbrook Lane

The penny has suddenly dropped for Lazieelunch and he proved his Kempton success was no fluke when beating the runner-up by even further at Lingfield. He has risen a total of 18lb, which does make life more complicated, so maybe OASIS SUNRISE is worth a punt after being set a couple of stiff French assignments. Moonlit Stage is another nursery newcomer to consider and he, like Musselburgh fourth Corpus Juris, runs first time as a gelding.
Prediction : 1st Oasis Sunrise 2nd Lazieelunch 3rd Moonlit Stage

Jiff's Army has made the frame at Epsom and Brighton, and his official rating of 76 sets a fair standard. NAHASH was third behind a rival with that same mark at Chelmsford, but it was a pleasing debut and natural improvement could be enough to see James Horton's colt home in front. Flagon Dry is a half-brother to last year's smart juvenile Dragon Leader so is worth a glance in the market, as are fellow newcomers Magic Glow and Tattie Bogle.
Prediction : 1st Nahash 2nd Jiffs Army 3rd Flagon Dry

Metro Dubai finished third at Brighton on his latest outing and now sports first-time blinkers, which could eke out more. However, a chance can be taken on SMITHY, who showed ability when hitting the line well on his debut at Newcastle and might take a big step forward from that fourth-placed effort. Uppercase is another to note after his third at Kempton.
Prediction : 1st Smithy 2nd Metro Dubai 3rd Uppercase

WHOOP WHOOP completed a course-and-distance double at Lingfield earlier in the month and she is only 3lb higher than her most recent victory. Tom Ward's filly has been a different proposition since the application of cheekpieces and she could continue her good run of form. Thoughtful Gift struck over a mile at Lingfield on her latest outing and should go well, while Noisy Music rates best of the rest.
Prediction : 1st Whoop Whoop 2nd Thoughtful Gift 3rd Noisy Music

Mintana was successful in a classified event at Lingfield last month and she should make a bold bid back in the handicap ranks. However, HAWAJES look the way to go. Tony Carroll's four-year-old finished a fair third at Bath on his latest outing and he might be able to capitalise off an unchanged mark. South Dakota Sioux is another to watch out for.
Prediction : 1st Hawajes 2nd Mintana 3rd South Dakota Sioux

The steadily progressive CHARLOTTE'S WEB caught the eye with the way she travelled into contention before fading into fourth late on over 1m2f on testing ground at Goodwood last month. Pitched into handicap company for the first time, she can make light of an opening mark of 77. This step back up in trip can see Yeoman go well, while Fihrayn completes the shortlist having performed well over a mile at Bath latest.
Prediction : 1st Charlottes Web 2nd Yeoman 3rd Fihrayn

MELISENDE bounced right back to form with an impressive display when scoring over 6f at Lingfield last week and, upped 3lb, the daughter of Havana Grey should be tough to stop with a reproduction of that effort. This step back up in trip can see Phoenix Beach emerge as the main danger to the selection having performed with credit over 5f the last twice, while better can be expected from Galel on her handicap/stable debut.
Prediction : 1st Melisende 2nd Phoenix Beach 3rd Galel

Mark Loughnane has his string in fine form at present and PYSANKA gets the vote. He made eye-catching late headway when going down narrowly in second over an extended 1m3f at Windsor earlier this month and, off an unchanged mark, he can go one better. With legitimate excuses for his recent disappointing effort over 1m4f at Leicester, Trojan Truth may offer some each-way value, while Fiddlers Green should find this easier than his most recent assignment.
Prediction : 1st Pysanka 2nd Trojan Truth 3rd Fiddlers Green