7:00 Wolverhampton Tips

3-year-old filly sired by Sioux Nation has yet to get her head in front but ran well last time out for this stable. Has run well here before, so the surface is no problem, and the 6-furlong trip may be her best distance at this time. Only her second run for this stable and jockey, so now they know her better; an improved performance can be expected.

Mon Petit Frere is a gelding who has shown he can be competitive under similar all-weather conditions, notably when finishing placed over today’s trip after travelling well and staying on within two lengths of the winner. He also ran a solid race at a similar distance, finishing in the first three off a comparable weight. Those efforts confirm the surface and trip suit him and suggest his current mark gives him room to operate. He tends to run best when allowed to settle and build into the race rather than being rushed early, which this setup should allow. With the market likely implying more of a value than a standout chance, there are clear reasons to think he can run to that level again and get involved late if things fall right.

Connection to jockey. Who last time out fancied a good run and performed. Could have got second if timing was better and, in all honesty, if wanted. Less than a week and we'll see it return here in a similar field. Class 6 win won't be long, but will enter calculations for sure today.

Yet to win from eight starts but has finished second once. Should be better than the low mark suggests and holds each-way chance.

Archie Watson's He Bangs the Drums hasn’t shown much in any of his three handicap starts so far, and as a result has dropped from an opening mark of 58 to the very good one of 50 here. Twelve days ago he finished sixth over the minimum trip at Lingfield after being backed from an early 12/1 into half that price. Tonight he goes back up to six furlongs, which could help, and the booking of promising seven-pound claimer Harry Vigors is also encouraging.

Signs of promise in 2/3 of their non handicap runs to date and is making handicap debut today in a lower class 6 race. Opening mark of 50 more than fair, blinkers on first time, under used jockey retains ride and good trainer is 23 percent with a Lsp of 20.13 on his 3yo's here last 5 seasons, making current 33/1 decent Ew value in the race.