Friday's free racing tips: expert selections from our top team

Handicappers' nap

Tupelo Mississippi(1.10 Uttoxeter)

Dual bumper winner who has run well in defeat in both starts over hurdles and has plenty in his favour.
Steve Mason

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Ace tipster

Dubai Paradise (4.45 Wolverhampton)

Trainer John Butler can add to an impressive recent haul of winners with this ten-race maiden, who produced a much better effort when runner-up last time and should be suited by this track.
Tom Collins

Newmarket nap

Mister Blue (5.15 Wolverhampton)

Has worked better than his opening handicap mark of 62 on the Cambridge Road Polytrack and can strike for Michael Bell.
David Milnes

Speed figures

Chazza (12.45 Ascot)

Could not match strides with a well-handicapped improver last time but this step up in trip may help him return to winning ways.
Dave Edwards

Spotlight nap

Time To Reason (4.10 Wolverhampton)

Not fired in either start back from a summer break but they were on Fibresand and he's dropped a handy 5lb. This should be much more to his liking and he's a serious player.
Paul Smith

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Dark horse

Shantou Express (2.30 Ascot)

This represents a step up in class for this two-time hurdles winner but he ran very well on testing ground to finish third in a bumper at this meeting last year, a race which has worked out well.
Rob Sutton

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