UK Horse Racing Tips: Sandown

Lightning Bear showed plenty of ability in each of his three starts as a juvenile in Ireland and is an interesting contender on his first start for the Jim Boyle stable. However, QUEEN ALL STAR made a pleasing return to action when scoring by a neck at Wolverhampton last month, with a subsequent winner in fourth. With Silvestre De Sousa booked for her handicap bow, she looks the way to go. Redorange is another to watch out for.
Prediction : 1st Queen All Star 2nd Lightning Bear 3rd Redorange

San Juanito successfully completed a double at Wolverhampton and, providing he can transfer that form to turf, the son of Lope De Vega could have a say. However, the vote goes to THUNDER WONDER, who made every yard of the running to score easily at Musselburgh last weekend. Charlie Johnston's colt is taken to turn the tables on Dividend from their meeting at Southwell prior, based on the fact he showed much improved form for the return to the grass.
Prediction : 1st Thunder Wonder 2nd San Juanito 3rd Dividend

ANCIENT WISDOM took the Futurity as a juvenile but didn't really fulfil expectations as a three-year-old, despite getting a Group 3 on the board at Newmarket. The son of Dubawi still has time to live up to his potential and can bounce back from an out-of-sorts effort at Newbury earlier in the month. Winter Derby winner Royal Champion boasts a fitness advantage over some of his rivals and needs to be taken seriously. See The Fire has placed form at the top level and has to be respected on her return.
Prediction : 1st Ancient Wisdom 2nd Royal Champion 3rd See The Fire

DANCING GEMINI faced a number of stiff tasks last season and looked in excellent form when coming clear to land the Doncaster Mile on his reappearance. Roger Teal's colt has more on his plate, but he looks up to it and connections would surely have an eye on the Lockinge were he to come out on top. Tamfana landed the Atalanta over C&D before taking the Sun Chariot and making the frame in the QEII so she merits the utmost respect, as do Lead Artist and Haatem. French raider Alcantor is another contender, although there is a suspicion he would be more effective with cut in the ground.
Prediction : 1st Dancing Gemini 2nd Tamfana 3rd Lead Artist

Andrew Balding's yard has been irrepressible so far this season and the Kingsclere operation, who have won this three times in the last 10 years, could be on target once again with WINDLORD. A commanding winner at York in September before finishing third to Guineas hopeful Hotazhell in the Beresford, he looks certain to relish a step up in trip and can resume his progression. Swagman represents an obvious danger for the lethal combination of Aidan O'Brien/Ryan Moore, and Damysus should not be overlooked either.
Prediction : 1st Windlord 2nd Swagman 3rd Damysus

The Andrew Balding stable has made a tremendous start to the season with their three-year-olds and could have another talented sort on their hands in Irish Oaks entry MUSIC PIECE. The daughter of Camelot ended last season with a taking 1m success at Haydock, giving every impression that she would improve over further. Winter's Song had the slightly unlucky-in-running Tattycoram back in third when scoring on debut at Yarmouth and both are open to progression, along with Wolverhampton winner Star Of Light, who hails from a family that connections know well.
Prediction : 1st Music Piece 2nd Winters Song 3rd Tattycoram

An unlucky loser when slowly into stride and keeping on well towards the finish at Southwell, GUNSHIP looks just the type to improve for going up in trip as a son of Sea The Stars. A nice draw in stall three will make life easier and he is preferred to top-weight Sing Us A Song, who ended his two-year-old campaign with a determined success on heavy ground at Goodwood. A comfortable scorer on his handicap debut at Yarmouth when last seen, Stormy Monday is another to note, as are Urban Glimpse and the hat-trick-seeking Many Men.
Prediction : 1st Gunship 2nd Sing Us A Song 3rd Stormy Monday