Charltons target perfect start with Umm Hurair in Coral Winter Oaks Top-weight Virgin Snow heads a full field of 14 for the £100,000 Coral Winter Oaks Fillies' Handicap (3.40pm, 10f) at Lingfield Park on Saturday, January 22, day two of the Winter Million.

Virgin Snow developed into a smart performer for Ed Dunlop in 2020, making the frame in a pair of G3 contests including a second in the G3 Hoppings Stakes at Newcastle.

The daughter of star racemare Snow Fairy returned from over a year off the track in the trial for this race at Southwell in early December, when she was fifth behind Viola, Alba Rose, Lower Street and Timeless Soul, who all reoppose.

Coral’s 11/4 favourite Umm Hurair is set to be Harry & Roger Charlton’s first runner as a training partnership.

The four-year-old, who will be ridden by Ryan Moore, made rapid progress in December with three consecutive handicap victories at Wolverhampton over an extended mile, latterly defeating Serenading and Precisely in clear-cut fashion.

Roger Charlton said: “Umm Hurair takes her racing well and we have been very happy with the way she has been training.

“When we sent her up to Wolverhampton in early December, the plan at that stage was to win a little race and then probably go to stud. She has just improved and improved, and I think winning three in quick succession was a bonus.

“Then a valuable race like this comes along and we thought we would give it one more shot. We are going up a furlong and a bit from Wolverhampton and we hope that will be no problem.

“The only question mark is that last time she won off a rating of 75 if you include Harry Burns’ claim whereas she runs here in a better race off a stone higher. That is a fair hike to contend with and will certainly be no pushover.”

Irish trainer Gerard O’Leary has a 27 per cent strike rate in Britain over the last five seasons, with four winners from 15 runners.

He saddles dual All-Weather winner Newgirlintown. Simon & Ed Crisford have their string in excellent shape and the stable is represented by Miss Marble, who was an eye-catching winner at Kempton Park on her penultimate start.

Fellow Newmarket trainer George Boughey aims to continue a fine run of form with Pretty Sweet, who gained a deserved win at Kempton Park just before Christmas.

The 14 runners also include Arenas Del Tiempo, a three-time winner on turf last year for Simon Dow during a progressive campaign, Unique Cut and the well-bred Enfranchise.

Coral Winter Oaks – Coral prices:

11/4 Umm Hurair

7/1 Viola

8/1 Miss Marble

9/1 Pretty Sweet, Timeless Soul

10/1 Lower Street

11/1 Alba Rose

12/1 Serenading

14/1 Virgin Snow, Newgirlintown, Enfranchise

18/1 Arenas Del Tiempo, Precisely

33/1 Unique Cut

Earlier on the card, another competitive contest looks assured in the £50,000 Betway Handicap (1.20pm) over 12 furlongs, for which there are 10 runners.

Charlie & Mark Johnston have two leading chances with Living Legend and March Law, while former G1 runner Pivoine lines up for Andrew Balding.

Diderot could put himself in the picture for Finals Day in the MansionBet Proud Partners Of The AWC Handicap (1.55pm) over a mile.

Previously trained by Ger Lyons, the four-year-old reappears after making a sparkling debut for James Ferguson at Chelmsford City last week, when he stormed home to win by four lengths.

About the All-Weather Championships

Season nine of the All-Weather Championships runs from Tuesday, October 19, 2021, and culminates with All-Weather Championships Finals Day on Good Friday, April 15, 2022.

Finals Day will take place at Newcastle for the first time while its previous home Lingfield Park will now stage the All-Weather Vase fixture for horses not rated high enough to run on Finals Day.

The six championship categories are:

Three-Year-Olds sponsored by Coral - 6f Final

Fillies & Mares sponsored by Coral - 7f Final

Mile sponsored by MansionBet - 1m Final

Sprint sponsored by Betway - 6f Final

Marathon sponsored by Betway - 2m Final

Middle Distance sponsored Betway - 10f Final

There are two ways for horses to qualify for one of the finals on All-Weather Championships Finals Day at Newcastle:

* A horse can win a 'Fast-Track Qualifier' race which will ensure a FREE and GUARANTEED place in the corresponding final on Good Friday. There are four Fast-Track Qualifiers in each of the six championship categories hosted at racecourses in Great Britain, Ireland and France. If a filly wins any of the Fast-Track Qualifier races for either the Sprint or the Mile categories, the filly will be qualified for the final of that specific category, or for the Fillies and Mares Final.

or

* A horse must run a minimum of three times on the All-Weather surfaces in Great Britain, Ireland and France; or twice on the All-Weather surfaces in Great Britain, Ireland, France and once on dirt in Dubai or Saudi Arabia during the qualifying period between October 19, 2021 and the six-day entry stage for the finals (Saturday, April 9, 2022) and then be rated high enough to 'make the cut' in a final by order of its BHA Rating.

In addition, prizes will be awarded to each of the All-Weather Champions - the 'All Stars' - based on the number of winners at the end of the All-Weather Championships season:

Champion All-Weather Jockey (winner and runner up)

Champion All-Weather Apprentice Jockey (winner and runner up)

Champion All-Weather Trainer

Champion All-Weather Owner

Winning Most All-Weather Horse

For details of the 24 Fast-Track Qualifiers, please click here.

Fast-Track Qualifier winners so far:

1 - 3YO, October 19, Newcastle, 6f, SPACE COWBOY (Richard Spencer/Hollie Doyle)

2 - F&M, October 28, Lingfield Park, 1m, MAAMORA (Simon & Ed Crisford/James Doyle)

3 - F&M, November 5, Dundalk (IRE), 1m, FRIENDLY (Aidan O’Brien/Wayne Lordan)

4 - SPRINT, November 13, Lingfield Park, 6f, GOOD EFFORT (Ismail Mohammed/Jim Crowley)

5 - MD, November 13, Lingfield Park, 1m 2f, PYLEDRIVER (William Muir & Chris Grassick/Martin Dwyer)

6 - MD, November 23, Deauville (FR), 1m 1½f, INTEGRANT (Henri-Francois Devin/Maxime Guyon)

7 - MILE, November 24, Kempton Park, 1m, MADAME TANTZY (Eve Johnson Houghton/Georgia Dobie)

8 - 3YO, December 4, Wolverhampton, 6f, EL CABALLO (Karl Burke/Clifford Lee)

9 - MA, December 11, Newcastle, 2m, NICHOLAS T (Jim Goldie/Paul Mulrennan)

10 - F&M, January 1, Southwell, ARRIVISTE (Rae Guest/David Probert)

11 - SPRINT, January 2, Newcastle, VENTUROUS (David Barron/Connor Beasley)

12 - MILE, January 2, Newcastle, TEMPUS (Archie Watson/Hollie Doyle)

13 - MD, January 13, Newcastle, AL ZARAQAAN (Archie Watson/Danny Tudhope)

14 - MA, January 17, Wolverhampton, RAINBOW DREAMER (Alan King/Hollie Doyle)

For more information on the All-Weather Championships, please visit: www.awchampionships.co.uk