Monday tips: Alex Scott has three worth backing

Rebecca Menzies's lightly-raced five-year-old showed promise without setting the world alight in two starts for Joseph O’Brien, but was clearly fragile, racing only once at two and once at three before being sold for just 5,000gns at the Tattersalls Horses in Training Sale in October.

He has clearly benefitted since being stepped up in trip for his new connections as, since finishing tailed off over a mile on the all-weather in March, he has failed to finish outside of the first three in five starts, with his sole success coming over this course and distance. 

Third last time over this trip at Catterick, he was 1lb well-in that day and finished third, but his effort can be upgraded slightly.

Not only was he slightly short of room at one stage against the rail, the form of the race looks stronger than the form of some of his rivals, with the winner and the fourth both having won since.

If he breaks well from stall 12, he could dictate things and I would be confident he can handle this softer surface.

This filly is all speed and, having ran well  already over this course and distance, and with Jonathan Portman in such good form, I am hopeful she can last home and get off the mark.

She was beaten by a couple of her rivals in this race last time out but meets them on better terms and the re-opposing Ghostman had the run of the race up the favoured stands' rail at Lingfield last time.

Dropped a pound for that effort, I am confident she can win a race off this sort of mark and some of her form earlier this spring, such as her Wolverhampton novice fifth, reads very well.

This three-year-old has been a beaten favourite the last twice, but he sets a very solid form standard in what looks a weak enough race on paper here, so I am hopeful he can break his maiden at the fifth attempt.

His main market rival Rogue Identity ran with promise on debut, but he has not been seen since October, so I am inclined to think Hannon's colt will be fitter as well as more streetwise in this race, and the step up in trip may also help him.

Sean Levey also knows him well, having ridden him in every start, which is an obvious positive, and the form of his Nottingham second last month was boosted when the third ran out a wide margin winner of a handicap two weeks ago.