Conditions at Newbury by this Saturday could force Paul Nicholls into a reshuffle of troops for the Betfair Hurdle.

I certainly don’t ride any certainties at Kempton today, but have reasonable prospects of getting among the winners all of the same.

A week ago I said here that the only way Sanctuaire could beat Sprinter Sacre in the Victor Chandler at Ascot, which was postponed and subsequently rescheduled to Cheltenham this afternoon, was if Nicky Henderson’s headman forgot to load their horse into the box.