Horse racing tips: three to note at Epsom

Karl Burke has his team in excellent form and Looking For Lynda is only 1lb higher than when scoring at last September. 

He has had just three runs since that win and hasn’t exactly covered himself in glory in the interim, which is why he is quickly back to a mark that he can win off. 

All three recent runs have been on heavy ground and such conditions at a stiff track like wouldn’t have suited him for his reappearance, but the four-year-old is back on good going now, the same as he won off at York.

Looking For Lynda was very highly tried for his early races last season but this 0-90 is about the level he needs and I am hopeful of a good run if he has come on from his return effort.

Harry Eustace has his string in good form and had several ran well over the weekend, including my tip in the Spring Cup at Newbury. I will definitely be keeping in my Racing TV Tracker for a decent handicap pretty soon. 

Stablemate has not been seen for a while, but has been a reliable horse for the most part and given the form of the stable I would expect him to be ready to run well after 15 months off. 

won on him the last time he rode him - back in May 2022 - and that came after an eight-month break, so this six-year-old can clearly go well fresh.

has his string in good form and Hope You Can Run, a consistent middle-distance handicapper for his yard last season, might well be the answer in this very tight handicap. 

A typical Johnson racer and usually from the front, I am hoping that a gelding operation over the winter might bring about improvement in him for this season. 

Rewarded for his consistency with a win on his final start of last term, he is only 3lb higher for this and is well enough drawn in the middle of the pack to hold a good position, which is often key over the Derby trip. 

Hope You Can Run had several different jockeys last season but only Jason Hart managed a win and he keeps the ride this afternoon.