Manara set for hat-trick glory

Manara looked to be several steps ahead of the assessor when she was last seen and she can bring up her hat-trick in the Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap at Wolverhampton on Saturday.

Trained by Kevin Philippart De Foy and owned by Amo Racing, the Camelot filly unsurprisingly showed little in three runs over sprint trips.

Stepped up to 1600m on her handicap debut off a lowly mark of 54, she comfortably won at Chelmsford before defying a 6-point penalty four days later over the same course and distance she faces here.

Up to a mark of 71 now off the back of a 54-day break, she could have plenty more to offer.

Marco Botti's Wanderlust made a very pleasing debut over Christmas and can be expected to go close in the Win £1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Maiden Stakes.

Beaten 1.5-lengths by an odds-on shot from the William Haggas stable, with a Gosden runner in second, Wanderlust defied 40-1 odds in third.

The yard has been among the winners of late and this could be another.

Ben Pauling's Handstands was a very taking winner of a Grade Two at Sandown early last month and should take plenty of beating in the rescheduled Dragonbet Towton Novices' Chase at Ffos Las.

Saved from Wetherby's abandoned meeting, Pauling had intended to run his charge in the Hampton Court Novices' Chase at Warwick but that meeting was also abandoned.

He now aims to take full advantage with the six-year-old, who won the Sidney Banks Novices' Hurdle last season, beating Jango Baie.

Sent off favourite on his chasing debut at Wincanton, he was probably beaten when taking a tired fall three out in the Rising Stars Novices' Chase but he was a different proposition at Sandown.

He jumped with aplomb and stayed 4800m strongly and while this is a drop in trip, stamina will surely come into play at Ffos Las.

Kevin Ryan's We Never Stop has been far more consistent since being gelded and sets the standard in the Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap at Chelmsford.

A winner at Redcar off a mark of 82 in the summer, he ran twice more off his new mark but the 10lb rise proved too much.

Gelded in August, he returned at Southwell in November to win off 89 and he has been second the last twice, beaten a short-head by the classy Iberian before finishing a length behind The Caltonian at Newcastle.

Midnight Lion ticks plenty of boxes in the Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap at Newcastle.

The five-year-old gelding has been rejuvenated by a switch from Iain Jardine to Jim Goldie and will be going for a course and distance hat-trick at Gosforth Park.

Having shown plenty of spirit to just get home by a head when making all in mid-December, Midnight Lion was a much more decisive victor on New Year's Day, suggesting that first triumph gave his confidence a real boost, so he can continue on an upward curve. - Press Association

SELECTIONS:

CHELMSFORD: Race 1 - 14.55 Lovesick, Race 2 - 15.30 Haliphon, Race 3 - 16.10 Galileo Glass, Race 4 - 16.40 Waiting All Night, Race 5 - 17.15 We Never Stop, Race 6 - 17.52 My Turn Now, Race 7 - 18.27 Bernie The Bear, Race 8 - 19.00 Champagne Supanova.

FAIRYHOUSE: Race 1 - 14.00 Wendrock, Race 2 - 14.32 Kimi De Mai, Race 3 - 15.07 Where's Frankie, Race 4 - 15.45 American Mike, Race 5 - 16.18 Mistergif, Race 6 - 16.51 Verdant Place, Race 7 - 17.26 Alfa Charlie.

FFOS LAS: Race 1 - 14.12 Knead A Win, Race 2 - 14.42 Johnny's Jury, Race 3 - 15.15 Handstands, Race 4 - 15.51 Our Dylan, Race 5 - 16.25 Double Click, Race 6 - 16.58 One Big Bang, Race 7 - 17.31 Ostrava Du Berlais, Race 8 - 18.01 Giantsgrave.

NEWCASTLE: Race 1 - 16.00 Midnight Lion, Race 2 - 16.35 Dash Gordon, Race 3 - 17.10 Studious, Race 4 - 17.45 Streak Lightning, Race 5 - 18.15 Pacifist, Race 6 - 18.45 Novak, Race 7 - 19.15 Brazilian Rose.

WOLVERHAMPTON: Race 1 - 19.30 City Cyclone, Race 2 - 20.00 Wanderlust, Race 3 - 20.30 MANARA (NAP), Race 4 - 21.00 Master Of My Fate, Race 5 - 21.30 Party Bear, Race 6 - 22.00 Smasher, Race 7 - 22.30 Yeoman.