8:30 Wolverhampton Tips

Three career runs for the 3yo. Never involved, but he has run in strong novice races. This nicely bred type should be more competitive stepping up to a 12f trip on his handicap debut, in which he runs off a low and attractive mark. The jockey booking is very positive.

Another Furtado runner here who ran a good race lto over tomorrow's trip at Southwell. Lost out to Wicksey by a length, they were 12l clear of the rest of the field and Corduroy being one of them. A few in this race are unexposed over tomorrow's trip and with the current set up our selection looks primed for another good run.

Corduroy hails from a yard in form and is bred to stay middle distances. He should have the race run to suit, as there are a few here that like to race prominently, which will favor his come-from-behind style of racing.

Sweet Love leads the model as the most consistent performer in a weak Class 6 3yo field. She has RPRs of 48??'59 across six runs, with TS figures building steadily and peaking at 45 last time out at Wolverhampton. Crucially, she has run over today's track multiple times and handles the surface. Running off OR 59 with Callum Shepherd aboard, she steps up to 1m 4f, which should suit a filly that keeps plugging on. In a race where most rivals have scattered or poor form figures, her relative reliability on the ratings makes her the clear model pick, albeit in an open, low-quality contest.

Song of the Stars performed quite poorly in her three runs over 1m so far, but should do much better handicapped and among much less demanding rivals over the longer distance today!

A few of these are making their handicap debut, and this Charlie Johnston runner might just prove the value of them all. Did run okay here last year at this venue. Now upped to a more suitable trip and hard to ignore.