| Listed winners Shouldvebeenaring and Alpha Capture lock horns again in the rescheduled BetUK Conditions Stakes (6pm) at Southwell on Tuesday, January 31.
Originally due to be staged at Kempton Park last week, the six-furlong contest is a Fast-Track Qualifier for the £150,000 All-Weather Three-Year-Old Championships at Newcastle on Good Friday.
Trained by Richard Hannon and William Haggas respectively, Shouldvebeenaring and Alpha Capture met in the opening Fast-Track Qualifier at Newcastle in October, when they filled the places behind impressive winner Never Just A Dream.
The duo had previously enjoyed successful campaigns on turf, with Shouldvebeenaring winning a valuable sales race at the Ebor Festival as well as the Listed Ripon Two-Year-Old Trophy, while Alpha Capture landed the Listed Rockingham Stakes at York.
Glorious Angel arrives at the top of her game, having won three handicaps on the spin since the turn of the year. The daughter of Cotai Glory scored over six and seven furlongs at Southwell before completing the three-timer over five furlongs at Newcastle on January 20.
Trainer Grant Tuer said: “Glorious Angel has come out of her last race well. She looks up against it at the weights but she is a brave filly and would have half a chance if she can get away loose on the front end.
“We seem to have found the key to her, although I am not quite sure what it is. We have made the running in races where there haven’t been a lot of runners and she has not been pestered for the lead.
“She is clearly thriving at the minute and we will just keep rolling the dice.” |
