Race of the Day on Sky Sports Racing: Lexington Knight can get his own way out front in Wolverhampton opener

Alan Thomson nominates nine runners for the Top Odds Every Day With BetUK Handicap at Wolverhampton on Monday at 4.25pm. The handicap is a class five event over a mile-and-a-half on the Tapeta surface.

Lexington Knight wins the opening race of the day on Sky Sports Racing. Richard Fahey and Oisin Orr won a treble two days ago. Mark and Charlie Johnston boast 22 per cent strike rates at Dunstall Park this year. Sir Mark Prescott has had two winners and four places from 11 runners, while Craig Lidster boasts a record of two wins and two places.

Lexington Knight starts the race of the day on Sky Sports Racing. Midrarr is a three-time winner for William Haggas last summer. Thore Hammer Hansen rides for the first time.

Percy Willis finished eighth in the race won by Lexington Knight here in October. P J McDonald partnered Jedd O'Keeffe's gelding to victory here last winter. Percy Willis wasn't beaten too far when running fifth to handicap snip Queen Of Ipanema 17 days ago.

Genesius (8) almost won over course and distance last August but was caught on the line by Clifftop Heaven. Lexington Knight (6lb) is 6lb better off with Lexington on their running behind Sarsons Risk at Leicester in early August.

Nolton Cross is one of two Middleham Park Racing runners. Hugo Palmer-trained three-year-old finished eighth at Kempton in October. Clifford Lee's mount scored over a mile here in early January. Lexington Knight can get his own way out front in Wolverhampton opener.

Lexington Knight has a 7lb rise on last month's race. He thumped Neverbeen To Paris by three lengths in August. Lexington Knight placed at Ffos Las, Newmarket and Leicester.

Pretty Bouquet is having her first try in handicap company. She ran fourth to James Fanshawe's Wandering Rocks in a Doncaster novice stakes in late July. Keith Dalgleish's three-year-old was beaten by nine lengths on that occasion.

Bugle Major ran out of his depth when beaten by Clifftop Heaven and Genesius 16 days ago. Luke Morris takes over the reins for the next race. Lexington Knight can get his own way out front in the opening Wolverhampton race on Sky Sports Racing.

Lexington Knight wins the opening race of Sky Sports Racing's Wolverhampton season. Masque Of Anarchy is a three-time winner last summer and repeated the feat in amateur riders' contests this July/August.

Chaos Control makes his UK debut for Stuart Edmunds. He has already had some solid performances in Ireland. Mollie Philips has an awkward draw to overcome in stall nine. Lexington Knight can get his own way out front in Wolverhampton opener.

LEXINGTON KNIGHT may get his own way up front in the absence of any other obvious front-runner.