The tipsters’ table, York Races, Saturday, July 23, 2016

Who's tipping what: scroll horizontally to see all the picks

Tipster/ race	Dick Turpin	Sun	Mirror	Daily Mail	Times	Guardian	At The Races	GG.com
1.55pm	Hersigh	Battered	Eltanin	Eltanin	Battered	Battered	Battered	Eltanin
2.25pm	Dew Pond (nb)	Saved By The Bell	Dew Pond	Gabrial's King	Gabrial's King	Argent Knight	Dew Pond	Dew Pond
3.00pm	Free Code	Swift Approval	Free Code	Predilection	Above The Rest	Swift Approval	Swift Approval	Atlantic Sun
3.35pm	Time Test	Time Test	Time Test	Time Test	Time Test	Time Test	Time Test	Time Test
4.10pm	Kimberella	Ninjago	Lexington Abbey	Ninjago	Ninjago	Judicial	Kimberella	Intisaab
4.45pm	Sightline (nap)	Sightline	Sightline	Sightline	The Begum	Sightline	Sightline	Colonial Classic
5.20pm	Tahoo	Orewa	Equimou	Equimou	Tahoo	Masham Star	Tahoo	Masham Star

It’s Music Showcase weekend in York, where sport and singing come together in perfect harmony.

At the end of each racecard, punters are entertained by a live concert by a chartbusting band.

On Friday night Kaiser Chiefs did the honours.

Irish fiddling family The Corrs then take to the stage this evening (Saturday, July 23).

But which horses will be top of the pops? Over to the man who knows, YorkMix tipster Dick Turpin…

Turpin writes:

The main event on Saturday, the Sky Bet York Stakes (3.35) looks the easiest to predict, but don’t expect to see much return on your money when Time Test comes cruising home at short odds.

To add some spice to that, pick the Gosden stayer Mahsoob for the forecast.

By far the most interesting contest of the afternoon comes in the fillies race over the same ten furlongs (4.45).

I could make a case for any of the eight runners, but expect this to be battled out between Playful Sound, Mighty Lady, Colonial Classic and Sightline, with the latter proving her Rock Of Gibraltar heritage in a fascinating war of attrition.

Sightline’s stablemate The Begum is not without possibilities too, especially if there is a lack of pace early on.

But Sightline‘s Chester win last month over the extended ten furlongs now looks like form that is too good to be ignored, particularly as second-placed Sharja Queen went on to win at Salisbury this month.

The news from Ralph Beckett’s yard is that Sightline is in ideal condition and their 464-mile round trip from Andover will be a worthwhile investment.

Earlier in the day, Turpin expects his favourite young jockette, Rachel Richardson, to make the most of her 3lb claim and guide Dew Pond to victory in the two-mile handicap (2.25) for shrewd Malton trainer Tim Easterby, who has picked the perfect contest for this improving four-year-old near the bottom of the weights.

The tipsters’ table, York Races, Friday, July 22, 2016

Who's tipping what: scroll horizontally to see all the picks

Tipster/ race	Dick Turpin	Sun	Times	The Guardian	Daily Mail	At The Races	GG.com
6.00pm	Cote d'Azur	Clayton Hall	The King's Steed	Cote D'Azur	Shufoog	Clayton Hall	Haraz
6.30pm	Field Game (nb)	Mon Brav	Apricot Sky	Field Game	Art Obsession	Field Game	Field Game
7.00pm	Honourable	Star Archer	Tommy Taylor	Mutahaady	Tommy Taylor	Used To Be	Used To Be
7.30pm	Diploma (nap)	Beauty	Diploma	Pandora	Fireglow	Diploma	Diploma
8.00pm	Alejandro	He's No Saint	Muntadab	Alejandro	He's No Saint (nap)	He's No Saint	Alejandro
8.30pm	Just Glamorous	Discreet Hero	Discreet Hero	Just Glamorous	Just Glamorous	Discreet Hero	Black Grass

It’s Music Showcase weekend in York, where sport and singing come together in perfect harmony.

At the end of each racecard, punters are entertained by a live concert by a chartbusting band.

This year Leeds riot-predicters Kaiser Chiefs are set to play on the evening of Friday (July 22). Irish fiddle faddlers The Corrs then take to the stage on Saturday (July 23).

But which horses will be top of the pops? Over to the man who knows, YorkMix tipster Dick Turpin…

Turpin writes:

I predict a winner. Though it’s definitely not a night for big stakes gambling at Knavesmire.

The main event will be Kaiser Chiefs playing their hits about 20 minutes after the last race.

But before that there are six testing races, including the fascinating Lyric Stakes (7.30) and the intriguing Novus Handicap (8.00).

Sir Michael Stoute brings Diploma back to the scene of her May course and distance triumph in an attempt to prove that she is a class act despite the recent setback at Ascot over the sharper mile.

The extra two furlongs will make all the difference and I’m optimistic that her backers will be anything but an angry mob and she will justify Nap status.

The Novus (8.00) is a much trickier contest, but Turpin has strong advice that the Nolan/ O’Meara charge, Alejandro, has been doing everything asked of him at home, and he will prevail at a decent price.

Twice a winner in 2014, and somewhat below the radar last season, the time is right now, especially after an eye-catching performance at Carlisle last time.