7:30 Wolverhampton Tips

The 4yo has been first or second in 4 of 8 starts. The trainer is still learning about the runner. Below par last time out, but an eight-week break could give him a spark on his return. He won a 14-runner handicap two starts back, a shade cosy by a length ??' just a 3 lb higher mark now. The runner-up from that win won by 5L next time out and went close off a 10 lb higher mark in another race.

Lodge is a 4-year-old gelding rated 56 whose most recent run was on 12 January at Wolverhampton over 8f, where he finished 4th of 11, beaten just over 3 lengths after being held up and making steady late progress. He handles the all-weather, stays this trip well, and that run was his best for a little while, suggesting he is edging back into form. Remaining on the same mark and in a similar race, he has a realistic chance of getting involved if the pace is strong enough to suit his late run.

Generally viewed as successful at 7f, especially on AW. At this distance, the 5-year-old has recorded 6 wins and 2 places from 12 outings. He is particularly formidable here over this C&D, where he has won 4 of his 5 starts, making him a reliable each-way bet at decent odds, returning from a break on a reasonable rating.

Another bid for the hat-trick of wins. Having won the last two outings over C/D, he always runs well here. You can back this one with confidence that you will get a good run for your money.

Course and distance winner Hes A Gentleman is racing off a winning mark and has seen some early support after being backed into 5/1 from 8/1.

This looks an honest, pressured 7f AW handicap where reliability and finishing effort matter more than the raw upside. He consistently runs to his level under pace pressure, handles the track well and is priced bigger than his true chance suggests against more exposed rivals.

Course and distance winner who was last seen racing over this course and distance 30 days ago where finishing 10th/12 however strongly appeals as the type to bounce back and possesses all the necessary credentials to do so and shouldn't be by any means underestimated this time round currently operating on a handy mark of 72 M & D Easterby's inmate looks poised to bounce back and strike here worth noting he is now operating 1lb below his last winning mark here and has also won on this same mark in the past having also scored on a mark of 79 in the past and has performed with plenty of credit on higher marks than this jockey Joanna Mason takes the ride and can give this gelded son of Bated Breath & Modesty's Way ( Dam's sire Giant's Causeway ) the perfect ride here at Wolverhampton must be taken seriously and accordingly