Saturday racing tips: A Saturday longshot to fill your pockets at Newmarket from Jack Keene

THERE is plenty of rain in the forecast, so the likelihood is that Saturday's cards will be hit by a spate of non-runners.

But one horse who loves to feel the mud between his hooves is THE GRAND VISIR (2.45 Newmarket).

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The well-bred five-year-old promised plenty during the early part of his career, but he was more miss than hit when with William Haggas.

He won impressively on his sole outing for John Butler, clearly relishing rain-softened ground when seeing off a classy field by three lengths over this distance at Doncaster.

He had two runs over hurdles over the winter for Ian Williams (he hated every second of it) but the return to this sphere should see him resume his progress.

The son of Frankel stays longer than the mother-in-law, so if this becomes a real test it will play into his hands.