5:30 Wolverhampton Tips

Captain Pickles is a gelding whose better recent form has come on the all-weather over this sort of trip, including a Wolverhampton effort where he moved smoothly through the race and finished close up without everything falling right. He has shown he can operate effectively at this level when allowed to build into the contest. With similar conditions expected here, there are sound reasons to expect him to be competitive and in the mix late on.

Sold Out showed a hint of a revival when fifth at Southwell just a week ago. This is a weak Classified Stakes, and a repeat of his best form for the John Mackie yard would put him right in the thick of it.

She last won in August 2024, so she may be gone completely. However, the fact that the stable persevered and sent her all the way to Chelmsford last time suggests there is still some hope.

Mr Slicker is a 12-year-old warrior who’s been grinding away without success lately, but to me he retains enough placed form to sneak in if settling better. He burned too much petrol when 9 of 11 over C&D after disputing early before fading, so he does have the ability at 1m on the AW. With cheekpieces he has placed 7 times from 17 runs, so with Joe Leavy aboard he does have a fighting chance from a workable 43.