Reasons to be sweet on Honey at Wolverhampton

Amber Honey is a model of consistency and is running like she is poised to get her head in front again, with the Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM "Hands And Heels" Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton on Monday offering her an opportunity to do so.

In the care of Ed Dunlop, the three-year-old has run 14 times, all this year, and although she has only occupied first place once, it is a rare thing that she runs a bad race.

The daughter of Expert Eye has hit the crossbar on her last four outings, most recently at Dunstall Park where she ran on better than anything with the exception of the winner to take second, beaten a length.

She has been snapped up by knowledgeable owners The Horse Watchers since that effort, which is a significant pointer in itself.

In contrast to Amber Honey, it has not been a smooth season for Chico Dulce, who has only been seen twice.

The first of those two runs was over this Lingfield course and distance in April, performing with credit in third after what was an absence of 253 days. Unfortunately, he was off again after that, this time for 153 days.

Again he did well, taking second and while he could not always be relied upon to back up good runs when he was in regular action, he does not have many miles on the clock and is only one tick above his winning mark from June last year. All of which gives the Michael Madgwick-trained gelding a chance in the Make The Move To Midnite Handicap.

Karl Burke has carried all before him with his two-year-olds this season and another winner looks on the cards in the shape of Skiathos in the racingtv.com/freetrial EBF Novice Stakes at Redcar.

While he never really looked like getting the better of the long odds-on Pandemonium here on debut, he was given a considerate ride and finished full of running so will have had a nice experience.

Bay Of Brilliance could be up to defying a penalty in the EBF "Double Trigger" Novice Stakes.

Ralph Beckett's colt has crucially already shown that soft ground holds no fears and stepped up from 1400m to 2000m to win at Goodwood.

He is back down to 1800m here but with rain in the forecast, it will bring his stamina into play.

John and Thady Gosden do not have many runners at the coastal venue but are operating at a 45 per cent strike-rate when they do over the last five years.

They send Military Cross for the Champions Full Gallop On ITV Novice Stakes and while he has been second on all three outings so far, there appears to be nothing wrong with his resolution.

Last time he was involved in a duel for the final 800m, well clear of the rest, but just came out on the wrong side of a photo finish and his rating is more than good enough to win a race such as this.

Charlie Hills is no doubt still basking in pulling off a 100-1 shock on Champions Day with Cicero's Gift and Oursin can give him something else to smile about at Newcastle.

Second to Bowmark on his debut, who is now rated above 100, he was then off for over 300 days before looking above average in winning at Kempton. Because an 80-1 shot trained by Kieran Burke was second, some may question the form but the third and fourth were well-bred, Godolphin-owned horses.

Oursin quickened up in a matter of strides and looked quite smart in doing so. - Press Association

TAB is betting on 5 UK meetings on Monday. Here are the tips.

LINGFIELD: Race 1: 14.25 River Wharfe, Race 2: 14.55 Butterfly Beach, Race 3: 15.25 Coul Jane, Race 4: 15.55 Chico Dulce, Race 5: 16.30 Alshimali, Race 6: 17.05 Monty Beau, Race 7: 17.40 Tempted, Race 8: 18.15 Unico.

REDCAR: Race 1: 14.30 Invisible, Race 2: 15.00 Skiathos, Race 3: 15.30 Bay Of Brilliance, Race 4: 16.00 Hashtagnotions, Race 5: 16.35 Space Raider, Race 6: 17.10 Military Cross, Race 7: 17.45 Cruyff Turn, Race 8: 18.20 Count d'Orsay.

BANGOR: Race 1: 15.40 Sleeping Satellite, Race 2: 16.12 Holeshot, Race 3: 16.47 I See The Sea, Race 4: 17.20 Rosalys, Race 5: 17.55 Douglas Hyde, Race 6: 18.30 Court In A Storm.

NEWCASTLE: Race 1: 18.10 Annandale, Race 2: 18.45 Montezin, Race 3: 19.15 Oursin, Race 4: 19.45 Second Fiddle, Race 5: 20.15 Jolly Roger, Race 6: 20.45 Monks Dream, Race 7: 21.15 Thunderstorm Katie, Race 8: 21.45 Yafaarr.

WOLVERHAMPTON: Race 1: 18.23 AMBER HONEY (NAP), Race 2: 18.00 Tea Queen, Race 3: 19.30 Sprightly Dance, Race 4: 20.00 Good Karma, Race 5: 20.30 Toussarok, Race 6: 21.00 Lipsink, Race 7: 21.30 Veraison, Race 8: 22.00 Orbaan, Race 9: 22.30 She Went Whoosh.

ALL TO COME: Chico Dulce (Lingfield, Race 4) and Amber Honey (Wolverhampton, Race 1).