Kempton runner will take a great deal of beating - I rate him a decent wager

Smallish fields and attritional conditions are the order of the day in Britain and Ireland on Saturday. It will be no place for the faint-hearted so you have to keep that in mind when parting with your cash. It will be a long slog in every sense.

Let's kick off at Kempton and the Coral Lanzarote Handicap Hurdle (2.40) where Dubrovnik Harry catches the eye. Connections have aborted a chasing campaign after one try over fences and this lightly raced and unexposed son of Yeats may well be leniently treated here off 128, although the big problem is that he's unlikely to be the only horse ahead of his mark in such a valuable and prestigious handicap.

The Coral Silviniaco Conti Chase (2.05) is another big prize on the card and I think it's safe to boil it down to the top two in the market, Pic D'Orhy and Paint The Dream.