Find top tips from Tom Thurgood, Dave Nevison, Danny Archer, Katie Midwinter and Harry Allwood for the action across York, Sandown and on Saturday, all live on Racing TV.
Andaleep
Tipster: Harry Allwood.
Best odds: 16-1 (each-way).
It's no surprise the bookmakers are offering 11-2 the field in this wide-open handicap, with plenty you can make a case for on paper, but a chance is taken on Andaleep who appears a shade over-priced at the general 16-1 on offer.
This eight-year-old was in good form on the all-weather during the winter having recorded two victories, and he was also placed in a couple of decent handicaps.
He returned to turf with an eye-catching effort following a 49-day absence in a 0-100 handicap at this venue where he was slowly away, and faced an impossible task from his position, but stayed on under pressure to finish a never-nearer ninth. That effort is worth upgrading, and his exertions there also hinted this step back up to an extended 1m3f will suit.
Any cut in the ground won't be a hinderance, and Daniel & Claire Kubler's charge was a ready winner at York off a rating of 86 last year (on good to soft ground), so should be capable of going close off a 4lb higher mark here. Brodie Hampson is also a positive jockey booking, and her mount is nicely drawn in stall five.
Pocklington
Tipster: Katie Midwinter.
Best odds: 8-1.
The Blue Point colt is unexposed in handicap company and, given the level of form he's shown in three starts, appears well-handicapped on a mark of 96.
He beat Coventry Stakes second Army Ethos, when the colt was rated 110, in a Newcastle novice race, and finished a respectable fifth in the Listed Carnarvon Stakes when last seen, narrowly behind 102-rated Malc, plus ahead of 100-rated Room Service.
He faced talented opposition at Newbury but held his own among higher rated horses, suggesting he could be extremely dangerous on his current mark on handicap debut.
Theme Park
Tipster: Dave Nevison.
Best odds: 9-1.
I am sticking with Theme Park who I am convinced is being campaigned with winning a race at York foremost on his agenda.
I collected on him getting fifth place in a similar big-field handicap at this track last time where he looked like going close until seemingly running out of stamina, or fitness, close home and ultimately hanging on for a payout place.
He is a furlong and a half down in trip here and this extended mile looks like it might well be his ideal distance, while a middle draw close to the pace should enable him to take a good position.
Theme Park was quite an expensive purchase to join the Tinkler yard and has not yet repaid the investment, but a look through his form suggests he might not have had the rub of the green in many races, and this looks a good opportunity off a mark a pound lower than when beaten a head here last year.
Coco Royale
Tipster: Danny Archer.
Best odds: 4-1.
Bred in the purple, this daughter of Frankel took a while to warm up to the task of winning races, but did the business nicely on her final start last term, staying on strongly to lead on the line at Yarmouth.
Up 3lb for that victory, William Haggas has his team in decent nick, 13% strike-rate in the past fortnight and she looks open to any amount of untold improvement.
Mutamanni
Tipster: Tom Thurgood.
Best odds: 4-5.
doesn’t have the profile of a typical big George Boughey improver on handicap debut given he’s shown a bit in novice runs and doesn’t start out at a modest level, but it’s still feasible to expect more on his first start in such company and more importantly he should get the run of things in this small-field sprint.
It's an advantage to be on the pace over the minimum trip at Leicester and this strong traveller should have little competition for the lead, especially given he has form over six furlongs and jockey Billy Loughnane won’t have any qualms in making decent use of his mount at this five-furlong trip for the first time and against rivals who mostly have to bounce back from their latest efforts.
While the ground isn’t a genuine concern at this stage, it’s just something to keep an eye on - Mutamanni does handle quicker ground well and, given his style of going, faster conditions would increase confidence. Hopefully some of the forecast showers stay away.
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