The Novice Tipster

  Mine Today  2.05 Epsom Sparks Fly 4/1  2.40 Epsom Jan Brueghel 6/4    Close Qualifiers  3.15 Epsom Kinswoman 5/1 4.00 Epsom Action 14/1    Test  2.15 Musselburgh Furturra 7/4 6.20 Chepstow Island Bear 8/1  

  Epsom (g)   1:00 Ratings : Sparks Fly Going : None Speed :Spiritual  Selection :Spiritual 8/1   1:35 Ratings : Persica Going : Persica Speed :Royal Playwright  Selection :Persica 5/2   2:10 Ratings : Elouises Prince Going : Mademoiselle Speed :Stormy Impact Selection :Stormy Impact 20/1   2:45 Ratings : Spartan Arrow Going : Spartan Arrow/Fair Wind Speed :Clarendon House  Selection :Sparton Arrow 9/1   3:30 Ratings : Sea Scout Going : Ruling Court Speed :The Lion In Winter  Selection :The Lion In Winter 13/2   4:15 Ratings : Small Fry Going : Great Bedwyn Speed :Great Bedwyn  Selection :Great Bedwyn 10/1   5:00 Ratings : Cayman Dancer Going : The Trickster Speed :Love Talk  Selection :Love Talk 25/1   5:40 Ratings : Get It Going : Rousing Encore Speed :Badri  Selection :Badri 15/2

  1st Midak 14/1 - 50 1st Sea Scout 100/1 - 50 2nd Delacroix 3/1 - 45 3rd Pride Of Arras 5/1 - 35   Would just like to explain why Sea Scout is up there. This system looks up a variety of things from runs on going, distance, track, class, speed. And Sea Scout has won at Epsom in a Listed race which is great and has won on good, the worry is his last run when well beaten in the Dante. The question mark is not if he can stay, but if he is worthy of this class. I fear, and this is a personal view of reviewing the race, and that is that he will be out of his depth here. He was race fit then and even The Lion In Winter who was looking a little 'tubby' came home in front of him.  Midak is a Group 3 winner over 10f on good ground. He won't mind if any rain comes. The Race is named after the Aga Khan whose family own him. Jockey and Trainer only come over for him. I don't know really too much about him, but he scored great, and he is very interesting.  Delacroix is the choic...

  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 : Non...

  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 f...