UK Horse Racing Tips: Wincanton

CLIMBING was having only his fourth outing over fences when landing a novices' handicap at Kempton in good style. He looks to have more to offer over the larger obstacles and is taken to defy a 7lb rise with Will Biddick doing the steering. Planned Paradise overcame a stumble at the last fence to finish a creditable third in an amateurs' race at Cheltenham and drops in distance with every chance. Hunter Legend will likely be sharper for last month's reappearance at Aintree and is another to note.
Prediction : 1st Climbing 2nd Planned Paradise 3rd Hunter Legend

The winner of a point-to-point and bumper, STAR WALKING made a respectable debut over hurdles on her return to action when beaten only a length at Uttoxeter. Harry Fry's inmate looks up to winning at this level on that evidence and makes more appeal than Game Colours, who found one too good at Stratford last time and should be thereabouts once again. The returning Betty's Tiara has a shout on last season's placed efforts and is not easily dismissed.
Prediction : 1st Star Walking 2nd Game Colours 3rd Bettys Tiara

THE DARK EDGE arrives in fine fettle and found only the progressive Magical Arthur too good at Kempton. The five-year-old gets another chance, with the application of cheekpieces bringing the promise of further improvement. Miss Hunky Dory posted a better effort when third at Ffos Las on her first start after a wind operation and can have a say in the outcome, while Lucky Rose finished runner-up at Fontwell in September and is not out of it on that form.
Prediction : 1st The Dark Edge 2nd Miss Hunky Dory 3rd Lucky Rose

PIRATES' TALE wasn't done any favours when carried left on the run-in as he finished second at Newton Abbot in May, and a mark of 114 on his return to handicap company looks workable. A sharp track like this could suit him well and the six-year-old gets the vote ahead of comfortable Uttoxeter winner Intrepide Sud, who is making his handicap bow. Golden Move and Sunninghill have the form to get involved in proceedings as well.
Prediction : 1st Pirates Tale 2nd Intrepide Sud 3rd Sunninghill

SHERBORNE (second) got the better of Pachacuti (fourth) when the pair met over 2m5f at Newton Abbot and, despite a 2lb pull in favour of the latter, Joe Tizzard's eight-year-old is unexposed at this sort of trip and gets the vote to confirm his superiority over that rival en route to victory this time around. This represents an ease in grade for the reappearing Flowing Cadenza and she must enter calculations for the in-form Venetia Williams team.
Prediction : 1st Sherborne 2nd Pachacuti 3rd Flowing Cadenza

School For Scandal (first) finished narrowly ahead of JONY MAX (second) over 2m7f at Taunton recently, though there is reason to believe that the latter can reverse that form here. Christian Williams' charge is expected to benefit from the application of cheekpieces and, now 1lb better off with his rival, he gets the nod. Game Hereford winner Langley Hundred is also noteworthy.
Prediction : 1st Jony Max 2nd School For Scandal 3rd Langley Hundred

TRUSTINTIMES lost little in defeat when finishing runner-up on his introduction in an Exeter bumper over 1m5f in October and, with the promise of more to come, it will be no surprise if he is able to go one place better second time up. Similar comments apply to Frontier Prince, who shaped with plenty of promise when second on his debut at Ludlow and he can emerge as the main danger to the selection. Of the newcomers, Crest Of Stars is respected most.
Prediction : 1st Trustintimes 2nd Frontier Prince 3rd Crest Of Stars