Horse Racing Tips: Katie Midwinter's best bets on Monday including 25/1 Roscommon fancy

Catterick, 17:00 - Back Pull The Rug E/W @ 15/28.50

Ed Bethell-trained Pull The Rug remains unexposed in handicaps as she makes her seasonal return in this 6f sprint. Callum Rodriguez, who has a good strike-rate for the yard, is back in the saddle and could guide the daughter of Mehmas to a second career success. 

In her penultimate start, the three-year-old shed her maiden tag at the fifth time of asking from a 5lb lower mark at Leicester, prevailing by a length-and-a-quarter on her return to 6f. 

Now rated 70, Pull The Rug could only manage fifth in her subsequent start when last seen but the form of the race has been franked. The winner at Newcastle, Ten Carat Harry, won from a 20lb higher mark in a competitive handicap on 2,000 Guineas day at Newmarket recently, and is now rated 101, whilst sixth-placed Dublin Bay has also franked the form with a win last month.

There could be more to come from Pull The Rug, who makes only her seventh career start, and she may prove better than her current mark suggests.

Roscommon, 17:53 - Back Shoot To Kill E/W @ 25/126.00

Course-and-distance winner Shoot To Kill won this race last year from an 8lb higher mark and could strike once again, this time for Noel Kelly with 5lb claimer Patrick McGettigan in the saddle.

The likeable nine-year-old hasn't been seen to best effect in recent runs but can be highly effective over this trip or similar and has 12 wins to his name during his career so far. He's an experienced performer who is on a workable mark and makes appeal at the weights, particularly with course form in his favour in this contest. 

Whilst he needs to improve on his latest couple of efforts, Shoot To Kill could reward the faith in his 83rd start, holding solid claims if returning to form in familiar surroundings.

Killarney, 18:07 - Back King In Love E/W @ 20/121.00

Equipped with first-time cheekpieces, Sean Aherne-trained King In Love is one to note under Sean O'Keeffe in this two-and-a-half-mile handicap hurdle. He's now 8lb higher than his last winning mark but was able to be competitive from a rating of 111 in a competitive Leopardstown handicap over Christmas and shouldn't be discounted from his current rating.

Seeking his third win, King In Love holds each-way claims at the least if able to bounce back to form following a disappointing effort at Naas, and the addition of headgear could spark some improvement and allow him to fare better.

Windsor, 19:17 - Back Diamond Dreamer @ 6/17.00

Dropping back down to the minimum distance, Patrick Chamings-trained Diamond Dreamer should be capable of putting in a bold bid under Kieran Shoemark as he bids for a seventh career victory. He's now rated 2lb lower than his last success, when partnered by the same rider, holding a strong chance at the weights from a workable mark.

On his return to the Turf, the experienced six-year-old could return to the winners' enclosure having put in a few decent efforts in recent outings including when narrowly denied at Lingfield in March. This could be a feasible opportunity for him and he is one to keep onside from a lenient rating.

Wolverhampton, 20:30 - Back Love You More E/W @ 15/28.50

Love You More is still bidding for a maiden success in her 11th start, but could be worth keeping the faith in on the back of a promising effort at Nottingham on her seasonal return. She could improve for her first outing of the season when only narrowly denied by Desiderata, and, from only a 2lb higher mark, may be capable of recording a first career win.

The four-year-old daughter of Bated Breath put in a good effort last season from a 4lb higher mark at Leicester when third at odds of 12/113.00 behind Wrydcroft. She has shown to possess ability and, although things haven't quite panned out favourably enough for her to finish with her head in front yet, has shaped with some potential and could get off the mark in this extended mile contest under Dylan Hogan.

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