7.15pm Newbury Tips & Betting Preview 05/07/2018

Celestial Force has won both of his starts to date and seemed to appreciate every yard of this trip when battling well to win at Thirsk in May. He needs respecting on handicap debut but KING LUD is backed to get the better of him today and break his maiden tag at the fifth time of asking. This colt by Cape Cross has shown respectable form thus far and was slightly unlucky to bump into an above average rival at Salisbury last month. This looks a workable opening handicap mark and with his yard currently in good form, this three-year-old can land this contest.