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You know I’m going out on a bit of a limb here, but I think that the step up in distance may be just what Micheal Flips has been looking for and Andy Turnell’s son of champion stayer Kayf Tara is attractively priced at 14-1 with totesport to land the 2m5f williamhill.com Lanzarote Hurdle (Handicap) at Kempton. Stamina certainly shouldn’t be an issue with Micheal (yes, that is how you spell it!) Flips, who won a point to point over 3m in Ireland as a four-year-old, and there is no doubting his ability to act around Kempton either. The six-year-old beat Fairyland and Hot Diamond (both successful next time) in eye-catching fashion over two miles here just over a year ago and though well beaten at both the Cheltenham and Aintree Festivals after had excuses on both occasions, attempting to give weight away to all but one of his rivals in Grade 2 company on the latter occasion. After a fair reappearance at Ascot, it could be argued that his latest Newbury run suggests he is in the handicapper’s grip now but that was on a left-handed track. Travelling the opposite way round, Micheal Flips should feel more at home and the extra yardage can bring out the best in him here. This being a competitive handicap, dangers abound everywhere of course. Nicky Henderson appears to have kept his team ticking over during the cold spell so the claims of Tasheba have to be taken seriously. He defied a welter burden to score over 2m1f at Sandown last month and has stablemate Duc De Reigniere (12-1 with bet365) at the top of the handicap to ensure the weights remain compact here. A stayer on the flat and already a winner over 2m4f over hurdles, there’ll be plenty of takers for bet365 and Stan James‘ 5-1. Aidan Coleman is reportedly keen on the chances of his mount Aachen (15-2 with totesport), who was a prolific winner on the flat and took well to hurdles last season. But he hasn’t raced since April of last year so we’ll stick with Micheal Flips to be the spark of cheer that will lead us out of the depths of winter.