4:30 Wolverhampton Tips

Eighty Eight has 25 runs, 2 wins and 10 places, giving an 8% win rate and 40% place rate. Today's mark of 52 looks very doable. James Owen has a strong record with new recruits, and the return to Tapeta and the mile-and-a-half trip will suit.

Bajan Bandit arrives in solid form after winning at Newcastle and following up with two placed efforts. He has already finished second over this course and distance, confirming his suitability for the track. With a useful apprentice claim and consistency on his side, he looks capable of winning this handicap.

Sant Alessio returns to his winning course and distance four pounds below that successful mark. A recent fourth in stronger company supports this class drop.

Harry The Rogue has top weight to carry here but has won twice at this trip of a mile in the past. If anywhere near his best form, he would hold strong claims in this company. A five-pound claimer on board helps here.

This race looks more of an open race than what the betting market suggests. This horse appears to be running into some better form judged on the last few results, can't rule out a bit more improvement. This race doesn't look much tougher than the last.

Boy Named Sioux was well beaten at Redcar, and to me simply failed to stay the longer trip. The drop back to seven furlongs here is a positive. He has 12 runs, 1 win and 3 places, giving an 8% win rate and 25% place rate, and Fahey is capable of improving a horse dropped to today's lowly mark.

Has actually run a bit better than recent form figures would indicate and was a dual winner @ Bath earlier in the year. Is a course winner so no problem with this surface, competent pilot up in this apprentice race claiming 3lb and in hands of a shrewd trainer, making current 18/1 decent Ew value in the race.