THE drop back to five furlongs can help Gorokai return to winning ways in the Download The New Unibet Racing App Handicap at Wolverhampton today.

David Simcock's sprinter has been on an upward curve this all-weather season and probably ran right up to his best when his winning run came to an end last time out.

Having scored at Lingfield and Chelmsford, he returned to the former venue to take on better opposition earlier this month but could only finish third to Richard Hannon's Aguerooo.

The winner was helped by being ridden by a 7lb apprentice, which proved the decisive factor.

Back down to the minimum distance, he should be better suited and, with Jamie Spencer on board, is napped to finish clear of his rivals.

Certainly his form has a stronger look to it than that of David Barron's Wolowitz, who has huge potential but as yet that is all it is. The handicapper has taken no chances, giving him a mark of 85 for wining a Southwell maiden.

At the other end of the scale, Michael Bell steps KAISAN up half a mile in trip for the 32Red.com Maiden Auction Stakes and he is bred to improve for it.

By Rip Van Winkle, his dam is a half-sister to an Irish Oaks winner, so it is no surprise he does not quite have the pace to win over a mile.

The form of his two runs to date is nothing special but his opponents do not look as such either and scheduled jockey Spencer could easily make it a double.

Colin Tizzard has bigger fish to fry in the coming weeks – but little fish are also sweet and his SONNY THE ONE looks to hold solid claims in the Royal Bath & West Novices' Handicap Chase at Taunton.

He had been running consistently well before finally opening his account at the 11th time of asking at the venue earlier in the month.

With that confidence-boosting win under his belt, there is a good chance of him following up – especially off just a 2lb higher mark.

Previously he had been a five-length second to Waldorf Salad, form which looks very good in the context of this race. Tom Scudamore has the ride.

ROBINESSE should take a great deal of beating in the British Stallion Studs EBF Mares' "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle.

A bumper winner on her debut, she came up short in Listed company at Cheltenham and was sent straight over hurdles.

At the time, her second-place finish to Jessber's Dream looked nothing out of the ordinary, but the winner continues to frank the form with every run.

There looks to be nothing of her class – she scored in Grade Two company last week – against Robinesse now, with Leighton Aspell on board.

BORN SURVIVOR looks to face a straightforward task in the Watch The Cheltenham Festival On Racing UK Novices' Hurdle at Wetherby.

Dan Skelton rates the five-year-old highly and he showed why when winning on his first start for the yard after being successful in a point-to-point in Ireland.

Stepped up in class for the Leamington Novices' Hurdle at Warwick, he never really got involved behind two Willie Mullins inmates – Thomas Hobson and Open Eagle – with the runner-up scoring since.

The fact he was sent off 6-4 favourite that day suggests he might not have given his running. Trainer Skelton's brother Harry has the ride.