Dave Nevison's Saturday tips: 16-1 and 12-1 picks among four bets

Golden Redemption has only raced on turf since he came over to Britain, but he has all-weather form from Meydan, so I have no concerns about him adapting to the Kempton surface. If anything, it could be a positive for him. 

The gelding has been a consistent performer for Andrew Balding and has never been beaten more than a couple of lengths, plus has finished in the frame every time he has raced. 

He was surprisingly dropped down to six furlongs for his final start last season, and that distance proved too short. 

He was staying on powerfully towards the finish and will definitely appreciate this step back up in trip. I think he looks a good bet off the same rating here. 

Harry Eustace sent out a winner at Kempton and Lingfield on Thursday, including one returning from a seven-month absence, so I am thinking Principality will be ready to go on his first start since the Autumn. 

Principality won off this rating (88) at Goodwood in July and is off that mark again here. He should arguably be rated higher based on his latest outing as he was first home on the wrong side of the track when last seen at Newmarket. 

He was beaten seven lengths into fifth, but those rivals on the stands' rail had a marked advantage. He was also unlucky with the run of the race on his penultimate start, and ran well over this course and distance off a higher rating before that. 

There aren’t many easily identifiable improvers in this year's renewal of the William Hill Epic Boosts Spring Mile, and Principality appears a decent bet for a place, at the very least. He's available at 16-1 with a couple of firms, at the time of writing.

Ian Williams has his team in good form, and Real Dream could be interesting at a price here. A glance through his form reveals that he nearly always runs well when fresh, and it is only just over a month since he ran, but Real Dream has been busy travelling for recent outings, and looks the type who is robust enough to immediately make an impact on his return. 

Real Dream ran well in the Sky Bet Ebor at York when we last saw him in Britain, and although he is dropping down in trip for this contest, he stayed on well to be placed in last year’s renewal of this traditional handicap.

Another good run seems likely on Saturday, given a strong pace is also guaranteed, and he's available at 16-1.

I could easily have gone in again with La Botte, who I tipped up in the Wolverhampton Lincoln trial and watched in horror as he raced wide plus was behind throughout. 

'Eye-catching' is a most forgiving description of how he performed, and at the 4-1 on offer, I just can’t face going in again. 

In October last year, a race over this course and distance featured several runners who clash again, and I have a strong suspicion that Valvano could prove the best of them. 

Since he won over a mile on his debut at Nottingham, Ralph Beckett has tried to make him into a middle-distance performer. He has run very well on occasions, but Beckett dropped Valvano back down to a mile, and it looked a sound move. 

I have no doubt Valvano, who is chalked up at 12-1, at the time of writing, may be of suspect temperament, but if he had been held on to longer, instead of hitting the front just over a furlong out, he could easily have won that race. 

It is interesting to me that Beckett has thrown the kitchen sink at Valvano as regards headgear, and has applied both blinkers and a tongue tie for the first time, indicating he means business for this seasonal reappearance.