The Novice Tipster

  Epsom (g-s)   1:25 Stalls : None Ratings : Golden West Going : Prepschool Speed :Persica Selection :Persica 5/2   2:00 Stalls : Sparks Fly Ratings : Chic Colombine Going : Astral Beau/Sparks Fly Speed :Julia Augusta Selection :Julia Augusta 28/1   2:35 Stalls : Sean Ratings : Regal Reality Going : Royal Scotsman Speed :Regal Reality Selection :Regal Reality 9/2   3:10 Stalls : None Ratings : Grandlad Going : Billy Webster Speed :Mc Loven Selection :Mc Loven 18/1   3:45 Stalls : None Ratings : Night On Earth Going : Dream Composer Speed :Clarendon House Selection :Clarendon House 6/1   4:30 Stalls : None Ratings : Bellum Justum Going : None Speed :Ambiente Friendly Selection :Ambiente Friendly 6/1   5:15 Stalls : None Ratings : Flash Bardot Going : If Not Now/Parlando Speed :Not So Sleepy Selection :Not So Sleepy 22/1   5:50 Stalls : None Ratings : Badri Going : Executive Deci

  1st Ambiente Friendly 6/1 - 50 2nd City Of Troy 7/2 - 45 3rd Deira Mile 20/1 - 30 3rd Voyage 20/1 - 30 Lots of talk about the stalls and as when every system for the Derby or Oaks and i am big on this, because of the nature of Epsom the lower stalls unless the horse front runs can get trapped on the rail and nowhere to go, unless they have a stablemate able to make room or if the horse is very lucky. This is a much closer race than first thought City Of Troy obviously didnt do very well in the Guineas but he is bred for further. Ground and trip should be fine. There is also a question mark to if Justify's offspring do well at 3. Time will tell but he is favourite, his yard think he is the best, despite Los Angeles apparently training better than him this week.  Ambiente Friendly stepped up and won the Derby Trial at Lingifeld and he won very cosily, there is a question mark to what he beat as Illinois didnt even make the O'Brien cut here,  he stays, the ground will be fine an

  Epsom (g)   2:00 Stalls : J Street/New Charter Ratings : Teej A Going : End Of Story Speed :New Charter Selection :New Charter 15/8   2:35 Stalls : None Ratings : Benacre Going : Canoodled Speed :Koy Koy Selection :Koy Koy 11/2   3:10 Stalls : None Ratings : Emily Upjohn Going : Hamish Speed :Luxembourg Selection :Luxembourg 7/2   3:45 Stalls : None Ratings : Bolster Going : Paradias Speed :Kings Code Selection :Bolster 9/2   4:30 Stalls : None Ratings : Forest Fairy Going : None Speed :You Got To Me Selection :You Got To Me 12/1   5:10 Stalls : Bellarchi Ratings : Blamacara Going : Bellarchi Speed :Pandoras Gift Selection :Pandoras Gift 4/1   5:40 Stalls : Speeding Bullet Ratings : Mission To Moon Going :Spanish Star Speed :Dark Thirty Selection :Dark Thirty 5/1

  1st You Got To Me 12/1 - 45 2nd Forest Fairy 7/1 - 50 3rd Seaward 66/1 - 35 I am not a fan of this system, didnt sit to right and im not sure why. However, stats are stats and thats what we have here. Firstly i will address the stalls, which i do every year. 12 runners and stalls 1-3 are not very good, and stall 1 really is the worst. Caught You Looking, Dance Sequence and Secret Satire have these stalls. This is definitely a negative but its not to say they cannot win.   This system suggest Ralph Beckett should win as his 3 fillies are in the top 3! Forest Fairy is unbeaten and that unbeaten run includes the Cheshire Oaks, which is not known to produce many Oaks winners, but Enable came that route. So the distance should be fine the going fine. My only worry is that her wins have come on flat tracks and although Chester is quite a tight track, it doesnt have the undualtions of Epsom, and it takes some getting.  You Got To Me is another from the Ralph Beckett stable and she won the O