18:30 Kempton

Saturday 5 February 2022

All16:5517:2517:5518:3019:0019:3020:00

Unibet Conditions Stakes (All-Weather Championships Fast-Track Qualifier)

Off time: 18:30 | Winning time: 3m 28.42s

(1)

Nayef Road¹³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 112| D

2/1

Group 3 winner on Newcastle's Tapeta in 2020. Much of last term was a touch disappointing but he got his career firmly back on track with 2m Newmarket listed win in September. Has good record fresh.

Form: 556531-

(4)

Roberto Escobarr^t¹¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas| OR: 108

3/1

Smart horse. Tongue strap/cheekpieces on first time, well-beaten ninth of 10 to Trueshan in Long Distance Cup at Ascot when last seen in October. Cheekpieces left off now. Makes AW debut.

Form: 514629-

(7)

Earlofthecotswolds¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: L P Keniry| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| CD

14/1

Useful hurdler and translated that ability to Flat when 1½ lengths second of 4 to Rainbow Dreamer in 2m Wolverhampton conditions event 19 days ago. Likely to find Alan King's charge too strong again.

Form: 2

(2)

Leoncavallo^b,t¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 9-5| J: Rossa Ryan| T: D Pipe| OR: 81| BF| D

22/1

Useful hurdler who has recorded good placed efforts on all 6 starts in that sphere this season. Also pretty useful on the Flat but has a fair bit to find on these terms.

Form: 12216/8-

(5)

Rainbow Dreamer^p¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-5| J: A Kirby| T: A King| OR: 105| CD

4/1

Very good AW performer who boasts a 4-4 C&D record, including winning the last 2 runnings of this. Set himself up nicely for this with a Wolverhampton success last month. Bold bid looks assured.

Form: 45402-1

(3)

Sleeping Lion⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: David Probert| T: Harry & Charlton| OR: 100| CD

4/1

Useful gelding. C&D winner. 82/10, respectable neck third of 11 to The Way of Bonnie in listed race at Deauville (12.5f) 51 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 047623-

(6)

Zeeband^v²⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Dylan Hogan| T: M L W Bell| OR: 95| D

18/1

Useful gelding who took the Northumberland Plate consolation on tapeta last June. Well held at Newbury the following month and subsequently left Roger Varian.

Form: 112/310-

Forecasts

Nayef Road (2/1), Roberto Escobarr (3/1), Sleeping Lion (4/1), Rainbow Dreamer (4/1), Earlofthecotswolds (14/1), Zeeband (18/1), Leoncavallo (22/1)

A smart heat. NAYEF ROAD had Rainbow Dreamer in behind him when landing a Newcastle Group 3 on his sole previous AW start and can deny Alan King's 9-y-o a hat-trick of wins in this contest. Roberto Escobar and Sleeping Lion can fight it out for third.