STICK WITH the all-weather and back Golden Hadeer to win the Dudley Handicap today at Wolverhampton. Mick Ryan's consistent six-year-old is right at the top of his firm, having slammed Record Lover by 17 lengths over two miles at Southwell before doing the same last Wednesday at Wolverhampton in a mile and seven furlong handicap, beating Rood Music by seven lengths in a canter.

It is quickly becoming obvious that the one thing Golden Hadeer does is stay, because he has looked a different proposition since being stepped up to distances in excess of a mile and a half. Golden Hadeer simply gallops his rivals into submission and, with only a 4lb penalty, there seems no reason why he should not do so again.

Noufari and Rood Music are well held on last week's running but Parklife's presence should at least make Golden Hadeer a backable proposition.

Priolo Prima has his first run since September 1995 when he lines up for the Netherton Maiden. The four-year-old shaped very well on his sole start at Pontefract, finishing two and a half lengths second to Sketchbook and can make light of his long absence in a very ordinary race.

Gold Cup outsider Unguided Missile delighted his trainer Gordon Richards in a workout after racing at Carlisle yesterday. Partnered by Paul Carberry, the gelding covered two miles of the course in company with Slotamatique and Elation.

"I'm delighted with Unguided Missile and he'll probably run in the Peter Marsh Chase at Haydock on Saturday," said Richards.

"He had a canter this morning and I had him up on the hills yesterday. Unguided Missile and the other two horses that worked in his group are fine."

Parsons Boy and Whaat Fettle worked in another group of three Richards horses and both are likely to be in action at Kelso on Friday.

Richards is planning to bring Addington Boy to Carlisle for some work this morning. He is expected to run at the Cheltenham meeting next weekend along with One Man.

The trainer's main Gold Cup hopes still rest with One Man and The Grey Monk, an intended runner in the Hennessy Gold Cup ate Leopardstown.

"There was no need to bring either of those two here they are as fit as fleas," said Richards. The trainer stressed that One Man would miss the Gold Cup if he failed to win Cheltenham's Pillar Chase.

"I'm going to be telling that Dunwoody to have him half a length behind at the last and then let him go," said Richards. "But if One Man doesn't win next Saturday, you can forget the Gold Cup. We'll probably aim him then at the Queen Mother Champion Chase."