Racing Tips – Top Tipster Steve Mullen’s best racing selections for Thursday, August 31
Steve Mullen guides you through Thursday's racing from Chelmsford, Musselburgh, Bath, Sedgefield and Wolverhampton
BATH
1.40
GO BANANAS tackles the minimum trip for the first time since being outclassed in the Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot.
She was right on the lead until the closing stages over 6f at Thirsk last time and the handicapper has chipped in with a 2lb fall down the weights.
The fast ground won't be a problem and she should go close.
Mullen's star bet
3.10 Bath - Coronation Cottage: 'Pulled off her personal best here on similar ground in July'
2.10
TOBOUGGALOO was massively unlucky not to complete a hat-trick of wins at Chepstow last time out.
She was running away with the race before her breastplate snapped, dumping young William Cox on the deck.
He's back on board today off the same handicap mark over her favourite distance on ground that shouldn't be a problem.
2.40
CASEMATES SQUARE takes a fair drop in class here after an encouraging handicap debut at Kempton last time out.
This decent turf ground shouldn't take a lot of adapting to and this trip clealy suits.
He's 5lb lower in the handicap for this so even being 1lb out of the weights doesn't dampen confidence.
3.10 - Mullen's star bet
CORONATION COTTAGE pulled off her personal best here on similar ground in July and is a fair 3lb higher in the weights now.
She has been below that form a couple of times since but the going was on the soft side both times. Back on this surface she should be competitive again.
3.40
MILAN REEF took a fair step forward when finishing second on her nursery debut at Leicester last time out.
Her excellent young rider takes 5lb off here, which can only help, and the step up to a mile also looks a sensible move.
MOST READ
4.10
CHALKY was unlucky not to finish closer than third at Salisbury last time out. She was beaten a neck at the line having met plenty of trouble in running.
She picked up really nicely once in the clear but the line came too soon. She wouldn't have to improve much to get off the mark here.
4.40
SWANTON BLUE would have every chance of taking this if finding something close to his best form.
He didn't fire at Pontefract last time but has some decent form in the book from earlier in the season including a Salisbury win. He likes this trip and ground so should be on the premises from a good draw.
CHELMSFORD
1.20 Austrian School
1.50 Honiara
2.20 Taper Tantrum
2.50 Aljuljalah
3.20 Cainhoe Star
3.50 The Juggler
4.20 First Summer
4.50 Bumble Bay
MUSSELBURGH
1.30 Me Before You
2.00 Bibbidibobbidiboo
2.30 Kikini Bamalaam
3.00 Our Charlie Brown
3.30 Bonnie Arlene
4.00 Peach Melba
4.35 Cosmic Sky
5.10 Lady Joanna Vassa
WOLVERHAMPTON
5.40 Wolfcatcherjack
6.10 Power Surge
6.40 Laura Knight
7.10 Bogsnog
7.40 Gripper
8.10 Kingsley Klarion
8.40 Bell Heather
SEDGEFIELD
4.30 Irish Hawke
5.00 Man Look
5.30 Stealing Mix
6.00 Craig Star
6.30 Highbury High
7.00 Shining Romeo
7.30 Shrubland