Timeform UK SmartPlays: Monday August 20

In what looks a two-horse race in the betting this morning, our first SmartPlay selection is Grievous Angel (14:20 Wolverhampton) who is taken to overcome Richard Fahey's Multisure. Both just missed out last time, but Grevious Angel, who finished a neck second to The Sixties after wandering under pressure, has the better form. Now fitted with a visor, this improving filly is dropped back in distance, which her pedigree implies should suit her as a half-sister to five furlong two-year-old winner Dancing Red Devil, meaning Grevious Angel should be ready to break her maiden today.

Fayr Fall (16:30) posted a career-best effort over C&D last time out at Thirsk when a neck second to It's A Man's World, who has gone on to score since. Although that has meant a 5 lb rise, the race should be run to suit Fayr Fall today, with more than one confirmed front-runner suggesting there will be plenty of pace on, which should allow Tim Easterby's runner to get his head in front for the first time on turf. Blinkers appear to have been the making of him, with two strong perfomances since their application and on similar ground to his outing here last time, this race looks set for the taking by Fayr Fall.

Tim Easterby can offer us a quick-fire double with Jerry Ellen (16:50) back at Wolverhampton. Jerry Ellen won last time out on his handicap debut when switched to the polytrack at Wolverhampton. Fitted with headgear for the first time on that occasion as well, he didn't disappoint to win by a length from Dingaan and showed enough to suggest he can follow up, off a revised BHA mark of 50. Despite failing to stay a mile in his second maiden race, when presumably still learning his trade, Jerry Ellen's breeding suggests the step up to seven furlongs shouldn't be a hindrance and he is chanced to improve further on only his fifth start.

Timeform SmartPlays

Back Grievous Angel @ 2.3611/8 in the 14:20 at Wolverhampton
Back Fayr Fall @ 3.211/5 in the 16:30 at Thirsk
Back Jerry Ellen @ 5.69/2 in the 16:50 at Wolverhampton