UK Horse Racing Tips: Sedgefield

MORANDI SECOND was far from disgraced when only finding two subsequent winners too good over 2m4f at this venue in November. Patrick Neville's six-year-old competes off a 6lb higher mark and can cope with this drop in distance. The Cypriot made the frame in a first-time tongue-tie at Uttoxeter on New Year's Eve and should remain competitive off an unchanged rating. Hope Hill is next best.
Prediction : 1st Morandi Second 2nd The Cypriot 3rd Hope Hill

SURREY BELLE finished seven lengths clear of the third when hitting the crossbar on her hurdles debut at Catterick last month and she should take a step forward. Adrian Keatley's five-year-old looks to have been found an ideal opportunity to get off the mark. The main threat is Kadjar Des Mottes, who showed a fair amount of ability when third at Bangor two starts ago. Any market confidence behind Gibbs Island would be interesting.
Prediction : 1st Surrey Belle 2nd Kadjar Des Mottes 3rd Gibbs Island

JAKANA improved on her debut second to beat a subsequent winner by a length at Southwell last month and she is likely to have plenty of improvement in her. The six-year-old has a 7lb penalty to carry, but that is unlikely to prevent her from going in again. Vanilla Dancer filled the runner-up spot at Catterick on her latest outing and should go well, while Reel Rosie is another to keep an eye on.
Prediction : 1st Jakana 2nd Vanilla Dancer 3rd Reel Rosie

FEARLESS ACTION looked the most likely winner for a long way before being worn down towards the finish when runner-up over this track and trip last month and, off an unchanged mark, he looks well capable of going one place better in this company. Hazard Collonges has been shaping as if this drop in trip will be in his favour and he looks the main danger, ahead of Raffles Wonder.
Prediction : 1st Fearless Action 2nd Hazard Collonges 3rd Raffles Wonder

Old Page pulled clear with the eventual winner when finishing second over this C&D last time out and he commands respect off 4lb higher. That said, narrow preference is for FELTON BELLEVUE. Ben Case's charge kept on well to finish third over an extended 3m at Southwell earlier this month and, stepping up in trip off an unchanged mark, he looks the one to side with. Catch Catchfire rates best of the rest.
Prediction : 1st Felton Bellevue 2nd Old Page 3rd Catch Catchfire

A decent case can be made for a few of these so only a tentative vote goes to FREDDY ROBINSON. He was last seen finishing second behind an in-form sort over 2m at Musselburgh and a similar effort off 1lb higher may suffice. Third behind the selection on that occasion, Restandbethankful arrives on the back of a moderate effort over 2m at Catterick and needs to bounce back, while it wasn't that long ago that Klitschko was rated considerably higher than this.
Prediction : 1st Freddy Robinson 2nd Restandbethankful 3rd Klitschko