toteplacepot First Bet Of The Day Handicap

Scored at Newcastle (7f, Tapeta) last month and put up a similar effort at Kempton last time. Those look solid efforts, but might be vulnerable to something an a steeper upward curve.

Took a bit of time to get the hang of things, but showed improved form the third here on AW debut in December. Winner has bolstered that form since. Now gelded, and this trip could help find improvement. Could go well on handicap debut.

Blew the start at Kempton (1m) on his penultimate start last month, so was a bit unlucky not to have broken his duck. Went close to doing so at Lingfield (7f) latest, and looks likely to be a major player.

Improved on previous efforts when short head second at Wolverhampton (1m, AW) last time. Up 3lb for that, so needs to pull out more, but not ruled out.

6f turf and dual AW winner (both on Tapeta at Wolverhampton) at up to 1m½f. Back to 1lb lower than his most recent win, but probably playing for places in this field.

Showed some promise on his first couple of starts last summer, but yet to really build on that, including in handicaps. Beaten under 5L on return from a break at Wolverhampton last month, but needs a fair bit more than that here.

Moderate form both here and at Southwell, where he was a 3L second in a 0-55 over 7f last time. 1lb 'wrong' and looks a little bit short of the class of several here.