The pro leads 2-1 - but can the punters draw level on the all-weather?

Introducing Punter v the Pro, our new tipping competition in which Racing Post readers go head-to-head with top tipster Graeme Rodway.

The format is simple: the punter and the pro both give six Saturday selections in ITV races decided by us and whoever comes out on top based on level-stakes profit to SP is the winner. The prize? Sheer pride!

The results will be shared every Sunday in , our free daily newsletter.

The punter . . .

Name: Harry Philips

Occupation: Investment analyst specialising in industrial companies

Flat or jumps? Flat (just)

Favourite horse: Kybo (Josh Gifford) and Provideo (Bill O'Gorman) when I was younger. Also Commanche Falls, proper horse, proper trainer and proper jockey.

Favourite course: Epsom on the Flat and Plumpton over jumps.

Biggest win: Geometrical at Huntingdon in October. I own a share in him and he's trained by a master in Toby Lawes. I was so insulted for the horse when he opened at 28-1 – I won more than £4,000.

Unluckiest loser: Tarlo at Lingfield on the Thursday evening of Royal Ascot week. It would have been an Andrea Atzeni 3,308-1 Canadian.

. . . and the pro

Graeme Rodway is one of the longest-serving members of the Racing Post's tipping and analysis team.

A two-time top-three finisher in the Flat version of the national naps competition under the pseudonym 'The Edge', G-Rod has a proven record of tipping success over a period of more than ten years and now specialises in hurdles races over jumps and staying races on the Flat.

The picks

1.15 Lingfield

Harry:Mick's Spirit

He has won off this mark, is drawn okay and trainer Conrad Allen is in solid form.

Graeme:The Defiant

Three-time course-and-distance winner who has some solid form at this course and looks on his way back to form on his third run after a short break.

1.50 Lingfield

Harry:Dazzerling

Looks unexposed compared to many of these and is racing over 6f at Lingfield for the first time, which will hopefully suit.

Graeme:Lothian

Dropping in the weights and shaped like he could soon cash in when second at Kempton last time. The return to this track should suit.

2.25 Lingfield

Harry:Cable Mountain

He is upped in distance to 1m4f here and comes from a stable in form.

Graeme:Capricorn Prince

Loves this track and had a subsequent winner back in fourth when second here last month. It's worth giving him another chance after a poor run last time when he suffered interference.

3.00 Lingfield

Harry:Sweet Fantasy

Can turn the tables on Tahasun, who came out on top when they met two starts back.

Graeme:Viola

Drops in class after a good run in Listed company at this course last time and might be suited by this 1m2f trip. She hasn't looked short of speed over further recently.

Harry:Amazing Amaya

I fancy Amazing Amaya back over 6f, and she's won here before.

Graeme:Jems Bond

Back to his last winning mark and ran well when a close fifth at Newcastle in October, and could bounce back from a couple of disappointing runs.

3.33 Lingfield

Harry:Algiers

Rock-solid and cannot see Harrovian, Forest Of Dean and Tyson Fury turning the tables.

Graeme:Algiers

Unlucky to get caught on the line after going clear over course and distance last time and can gain compensation by going one better if given a more conservative ride.

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Saturday previews:

1.15 Lingfield: Finding the leader could prove key to solving this sprint puzzle

2.40 Chelmsford: Can Lord Paramount land the odds against experienced rivals?

3.00 Lingfield: 'She's taken off on the track' - can Queen Of Ipanema make it six on the bounce?

3.15 Chelmsford: 'I'd love him to win one and go out on a high note' - sprint handicap quotes

3.33 Lingfield: Can Gosden rule again in Quebec Stakes with two leading chances?

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