6:45 Wolverhampton Tips

Elashgar has improved with each run. This initial handicap mark could well look lenient. He steps into handicap company for the first time. But TRUCIAL PEARL is the one that caught my attention after a near five-month break when finishing 4/10 at Southwell. The form of that race is rock solid. The winner landed a hat-trick of wins, and the second and third have since won. In view of what the winner did, this filly did well in the circumstances to get to within two lengths. She will strip fitter for that run last month. Joanna Mason again takes the ride. Draw not great (10/11), which probably explains the price being a couple of points bigger than I envisaged. Four places on offer. She's totally unexposed and difficult to see out of the frame. Also getting 5 pounds off the Kevin Frost runner.

Ganthorpe lost by 2.75 lengths last time out 17 days ago. Down 2lbs from that with 4 runs on all-weather. Yard has 63% RTF.

Three career runs for the 3yo. He was 3rd over this C/D four weeks ago in a novice stakes. No match for the front two in the final furlong, but I liked how he saw the race out. He was beaten by two 75-rated runners that day. More improvement possible, and an opening handicap mark of 53 tonight is tempting.

He Bangs The Drums placed last on his latest run over the minimum distance and something was clearly a miss. He placed second in his previous run over course and distance. A return to that form puts him firmly in the frame.

Coparisi is coming off a 133-day break. If he's physically fit, his quality is above average for this field. He's the biggest question mark, with significant potential for improvement in his all-weather debut. A wait at Redcar. He showed an interesting change of pace that could translate very well to the Tapeta surface. O. McSweeney and Kevin Ryan. K. Ryan has an impressive 18% win rate this winter season.

Do I look okay did get a win last Aug on the AW off a 49 at 5f. Although having traffic problems in the last two starts, with the latest one just a couple of weeks ago on the return, and has now dropped to a 51. With the expected improvement for a 3yo, I think this could be doable at 6f today EW.

5L 6th of 9 here over a furlong shorter back in October. This furlong shorter should suit better, and a mark now 7 lb lower can prove competitive. First-time visor is on, which can also bring about improvement.