Neil Morrice shares all of his best bets and tips for Monday’s racing coming your way from Bangor-on-Dee, Lingfield Park, Newcastle, and Wolverhampton on 27 October 2025.
BANGOR-ON-DEE
Race 1 No8 MUTUAL RESPECT (Each Way)
Trainer: Billy Aprahamian – Jockey: Gavin Sheehan
MUTUAL RESPECT has proved a very good earner since switching to fences with three successes and six frame finishes from eleven attempts. If ready for this seasonal return in an admittedly competitive heat, he should again get into the shake-up.
Race 2 No11 MOONSHINE MAN
Trainer: Henrietta Knight – Jockey: Brendan Powell
HIGH TREASON is one to follow now in the chase division but preference is for MOONSHINE MAN, to whom he has to concede 6lb. The selection jumped well only to be denied on the run in on his fencing bow at Sedgefield and is fancied to go one better.
Race 5 No8 SPECTACULARSUNRISE (Nap)
Trainer: Nigel Twiston-Davies – Jockey: Sam Twiston-Davies
After making the frame on his first run over hurdles at Perth, SPECTACULARSUNRISE should be sharper and can give his in form trainer another success in a race that might not take much winning.
LINGFIELD PARK
Race 3 No6 SHARPNESS (Each Way)
Trainer: Jack Channon – Jockey: Rossa Ryan
SHARPNESS did not go unbacked when finishing with more in front of her than behind on handicap debut at Wolverhampton. However, it was her first run on the all-weather, and the daughter of recently deceased sire Cable Bay can do better from her plum draw.
Race 5 No4 PHOENIX MOON (Nap)
Trainer: Denis Coakley – Jockey: Tyler Heard
PHOENIX MOON has never been in as good form as for her last three starts, carding figures of 212. Her overall record here reads three wins over 1200 metres, three frame finishes and two defeats. With the additional help of the rail she can win again.
NEWCASTLE
Race 3 No2 OURSIN (Nap)
Trainer: Charlie Hills – Jockey: Rob Hornby
OURSIN returned from a long absence to open his account in good style at Kempton, where he produced a smart turn of foot to score going away. He had a couple of fancied Godolphin horses behind him and appeals as good value for his penalty over the same 1600 metres trip.
Race 5 No8 ESTRELLA DIVINA (Each Way)
Trainer: JackChannon – Jockey: Edward Greatrex
Lope De Vega mare ESTRELLA DIVINA will dwarf her opponents in the paddock and can hopefully do so on this return from a break in the race itself. She came back with a genuine excuse after underwhelming on handicap bow at Chepstow but had previously opened her account with a clear cut triumph at this track. She looked in good order in her final breeze for this.
Race 8 a No4 GOLDIE TRICKETT
Trainer: William Haggas – Jockey: Callum Rodriguez
GOLDIE TRICKETT made an encouraging first foray to the all-weather when third in a Southwell novice last month. The New Bay filly should enjoy stretching out to 1600 metres with a top northern pilot aboard for her first run in a handicap.
WOLVERHAMPTON
Race 2 No5 TEA QUEEN (Nap)
Trainer: Richard Hughes – Jockey: Sean Levey
TEA QUEEN has twice failed to cut the mustard after being supported, but the daughter of Night Of Thunder now tries her luck on sand for the first time, having worked well in it in Lambourn.
Race 4 No3 GOOD KARMA
Trainer: John Riches – Jockey: Callum Hutchinson
GOOD KARMA was scratched from a race on turf last week but now finds himself in just as good a winning position. He ran well at Redcar last month, but should enjoy the move back onto the Tapeta surface.
