20:00 Kempton

Wednesday 8 February 2023

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Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Conditions Stakes (All-Weather Championships Fast-Track Qualifier)

Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 3m 28.97s

(1)

Earl Of Tyrone^t¹³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: James Doyle| T: W J Haggas| OR: 106

3/1

Smart gelding. Completed hat-trick in listed race at Limerick last summer before third in Ebor at York. Below par in soft ground last 2 starts. Off 136 days. First run for yard after leaving P. Twomey (sold for 300,000 gns in October). Makes AW debut. Form pick.

Form: 111360-

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(4)

Aced It^t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: J Mitchell| T: C Poulton| OR: 87| CD

20/1

Useful gelding. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap at this C&D (5/2) 28 days ago, driven out. More needed again in this company.

Form: 8372-51

(8)

Berkshire Rocco^p³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Watson| T: A M Balding| OR: 101| D

3/1

Useful gelding nowadays. 3/1, won 7-runner class 2 event at Southwell (16.5f) 31 days ago by 1¼ lengths from Rainbow Dreamer, keeping on well. Can go well again.

Form: 220/74-1

(2)

Earlofthecotswolds^p³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: T P Queally| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 101| CD

7/1

Useful hurdler who has translated all that ability to the Flat, completing an AW hat-trick on Good Friday last year. Might have needed run when 9¼ lengths third to Berkshire Rocco at Southwell (16.5f, 5/2) 31 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time on the Flat (on when winning over jumps).

Form: 11927-3

(5)

Metier^t⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Saffie Osborne| T: H Fry| OR: 94| D

13/2

Useful on the Flat in Ireland earlier in his career and has developed into a smart hurdler for this yard. Took advantage of handy mark in this sphere when winning November Handicap at Doncaster. Not taken lightly ahead of AW bow.

Form: 71275/1-

(3)

Rainbow Dreamer^p³¹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-7| J: Rossa Ryan| T: A King| OR: 97| BF| CD

9/2

Useful gelding. 5-time C&D winner, including this race in 2020 and 2021. Ten wins from 37 Flat runs. Creditable 1¼ lengths second of 7 to Berkshire Rocco in class 2 event at Southwell (16.5f, 9/4) 31 days ago, clear of rest. Respected.

Form: 59512-2

(6)

Sleeping Lion²⁹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: David Probert| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 100| CD

15/2

Useful gelding. C&D winner. One win from 2 runs last year. 9 lengths tenth of 12 to Earlofthecotswolds in class 2 event (7/2) at Newcastle (16.2f). Off 9 months but could bounce back in a race he won last year.

Form: 7623/10-

(7)

Solent Gateway^p,t²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Ross Coakley| T: H Palmer| OR: 94| D

25/1

Useful gelding. Career best when winning 5-runner handicap (8/1) at Wolverhampton (16.6f) 23 days ago, keeping on well. Makes polytrack debut. Others have achieved more.

Form: 0830-51

Forecasts

Earl Of Tyrone (3/1), Berkshire Rocco (3/1), Rainbow Dreamer (9/2), Metier (13/2), Earlofthecotswolds (7/1), Sleeping Lion (15/2), Aced It (20/1), Solent Gateway (25/1)

BERKSHIRE ROCCO may not quite be the force of old but is warming to his task on AW, beating 3 of these rivals when winning a similar event at Southwell last month, and shades the vote over Earl of Tyrone, who showed smart form in Ireland but has a 3 lb penalty on his AW/yard debut. Sleeping Lion won this in good style 12 months ago and is another to consider on his belated comeback.