Tipping / Carl Harris / 02 May 2009 / 1 Comments Free £25 Bet

Carl Harris tips a horse that ticks all the right boxes and makes his pick for the first classic of the season...

Jamie Spencer has a very big day ahead of him at Newmarket and can get off to a good start by landing the Suffolk Stakes Handicap aboard Flipando (2.00), for the on fire David Barron stable.

When the win market opened last night Flipando was put in at [10.0], which looks an exceptional price but, sadly, I fear, too generous. Flipando has formed a fruitful partnership with Spencer, coming here after a good third place in The Lincoln, on ground similar to today. A five pounds rise in the weights will be unlikely to stop him but he will have to get past Confront, trained by Sir Michael Stoute with Ryan Moore aboard.

Confront was a decent two-year-old and was a hot favourite for last year's Greenham Stakes and the fact that these connections are keeping the four-year-old in training is significant. Fliapando is in form, ticks all the right boxes and is definitely one to get on in both the win and place market. I expect Flipando to be very well supported and advise taking the early prices.

After months of anticipation we finally arrive at the 2000 Guineas, the first classic of the season which promises to be just that, a classic! I backed Delegator (3.10) at 8-1 prior to The Craven Stakes, which was won impressively. I have laid back my initial stake and have a very nice free bet on Brian Meehan's colt. Rip Van Winkle is likely to start favourite following sustained support but I was taken with what I saw in The Craven Stakes.

The time and the style of that win, in my eyes, was that of a 2000 Guineas Winner. A lethal turn of foot is the key attribute required to win a Guineas. Jamie Spencer will surely ride him closer to the pace as Jonny Murtagh will certainly look to get first run, as he did successfully 12 months ago on Henrythenavigator.

Delegator may not be an original choice, but in my defence he was my Ante-Post selection and I know there are many Racing Diary readers holding much bigger prices than are available today.

I would love to see Borderlescott (3.45) win the Palace House Stakes for Robin Bastiman who has shown what a good trainer he is with this high class sprinter, returning to Newmarket following his Group 1 Nunthorpe victory. This horse has won me a few quid and I will be on again today in what looks a very competitive race!

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