Five horses to follow on Betfred Derby day at Epsom

Best odds: 12-1 (each-way).

Tipster: Martin Dixon.

If the rain comes as forecast at Epsom I expect the stands’ side will be the place to be, making high draws potentially a significant advantage in this 5f race, and that would help Blinky (drawn 17) who has already had a progressive season with two wins on the all-weather. 

He also won on good to soft last year, so would hopefully handle the prevailing conditions, and he’s a much bigger price than Ruby's Profit with whom he has a 9lb pull at the weights for finishing less than two lengths behind that rival at Chester last time. 

He's generally a 10-1 chance at the time of writing with most firms offering five places. 

Best odds: 10-1 (each-way).

Tipster: Harry Allwood.

Progressed again last season having won his final start in 2023 off a rating of 77, and his victory in what looked a strong contest on paper at Ascot last year is a noteworthy piece of form. 

Owen Burrows' charge defeat plenty of in-form, useful handicappers there and travelled powerfully en route to victory. That suggests this test should suit him, with a fast pace guaranteed, and while he refused to race on his next outing, he was not seen again that year which suggests something may have been amiss.

He was not given a hard time when last on his return at Chester in May, but had a wide draw there, and it appeared a run to blow the cobwebs away

He should strip much fitter now and is 3lb above his last winning mark which suggests he is capable of landing another decent prize off his rating, and has won twice on soft ground, so conditions should hinder him. Each-way claims.

Best odds: 125-1.

Tipster: Andy Stephens.

Best odds: 9-2.

Tipster: Danny Archer. 

A 220,000gns, he has failed to live up to his billing so far, but there was certainly cause for optimism at Goodwood last time out when he was short of room, before staying on into fourth. The undulations of this track might just suit and still off a mark of 97, I harbour hopes that he will prove better than that mark in time.

Best odds: 4-1.

Tipster: Dave Nevison.

I had a strong message for Circe when the filly ran at Newmarket, but wouldn’t take the relatively short price as I believed the four-year looked fairly exposed. 

She won nicely that day, despite the narrow winning margin, and has already followed up at Windsor, winning comfortably despite another narrow verdict. 

The in-form Richard Hannon looks to have found the key to this filly by dropping her back down to six furlongs, and she definitely looks to be a sprinter very much on the up now. 

She is only 6lb higher than the first of those victories, but that is nothing for a red-hot sprinter, and she should make a bold bid to complete the hat-trick.