Artistic Style, trained at Norton by Brian Ellison, spearheads a strong North Yorkshire challenge at Epsom tomorrow which promises to bring wide-ranging rewards.

The mount of smart apprentice Tom Eaves, who struck up a great rapport with him last season, Artistic Style goes for the £30,000 bluesqpoker.com City and Surburban Handicap.

A prolific winner last season when he went from strength to strength after getting off the mark in selling company at Musselburgh, Artistic Style made a bright start to the campaign when beaten only two necks into third place by Zilch at Newcastle earlier this month.

That race was over a mile and tomorrow's return to ten furlongs will suit Artistic Style.

Great Habton trainer Tim Easterby has good prospects of landing the £20,000 bet@bluesq.com Great Metropolitan Handicap with Jeepstar.

A tough and consistent competitor at this level, Jeepstar made an encouraging start to the season when finishing third to Far Pavilions at Catterick two weeks ago.

The benefit of that outing should stand him in good stead tomorrow and he should go well on a course which may lend itself perfectly to his front-running style.

Malton trainer Richard Fahey, whose Flying Bantam gained a thrilling success at Pontefract yesterday, can take the Philip Hall Memorial Classified Stakes with Instructor, a winner at Southwell two outings ago.

At Catterick, my Nap selection Mynd aims for a quick double in the Ivan Luis Apprentice Handicap over six furlongs.

Richard Whitaker's sprinter opened his seasonal account in pleasing style at Ripon last week and looks up to defying a 6lb penalty. He will have the assistance of Danny Tudhope, one of the most accomplished riders in the field.

Tomorrow's tips

Epsom

1.50 Cape Royal, 2.20 Hallhoo, 3.05 Jeepstar, 3.40 Artistic Style, 4.10 Zayn Zen, 4.40 Instructor.

Catterick

2.05 Ooh Aah Camara, 2.40 Royal Pardon, 3.15 Takhmin, 3.50 Stage School, 4.20 Penang Sapphire, 4.50 Crathorne, 5.20 Mynd (Nap).

Tomorrow's other meetings are at Lingfield (evening), Perth (afternoon) and Worcester (evening).

Updated: 10:14 Tuesday, April 19, 2005