7:30 Wolverhampton Tips

Yet to win but four placed efforts and can break the duck tonight. Good second at Newcastle last time, and a repeat of that gives him a big chance. Up a pound but still eleven below the highest mark. Strong market support looks a positive.

This seven-year-old gelding, trained by Tom Faulkner, is a course specialist who looks primed to strike. He arrives here in solid form, having finished a creditable fourth over this course and distance (C&D) just nine days ago (December 13). In that race, he shaped well, suggesting he is maintaining the form that has seen him win three times this year already. He races off an Official Rating (OR) of 63, which is very competitive given his 50% strike rate on all-weather surfaces. Track & Trip The 1m 142y trip on the Wolverhampton Tapeta is his ideal setup. He is a proven C&D winner who clearly relishes the tight turns and the surface. The booking of top jockey Cieren Fallon is a significant positive; Fallon has been riding well, and his style should suit this horse perfectly.

Been running well since joining its new stable, including a C/D 2nd in November. Won for this promising young apprentice latest, and the form to that race has worked out well.

Dropping in the weights and I am backing Coolree. Will run a big race in this handicap. Won earlier this year at Beverley, but with recent runs on the all-weather, I am backing Coolree to be competitive tonight. I see the six-year-old placing.

Third of nine, beat a neck over course and distance in a Class 4 last month. Remains on the same mark but drops in grade to Class 5.

Tony Carroll's C&D winner Equion was seventh here eight days ago. In his two runs prior to that, he finished fourth at Nottingham and Bath, respectively. The seven-year-old was a beaten favourite at Bath when last seen, but he gets in here off four lbs below a winning mark. A repeat of his Nottingham run immediately prior to that would give him every chance.