Gosden captured the 10-furlong highlight in 2019 with Wissahickon and the Newmarket handler appears to hold a formidable hand once again, with Betway's 2/1 favourite Dubai Warrior spearheading his team.

Dubai Warrior, who was among the leading fancies for last year's Investec Derby until injury intervened, has won four of his five starts on the All-Weather.

The latest of those successes came over the course and distance in the Betway Quebec Stakes on December 21, when he defeated stablemate and last year's Betway Winter Derby runner-up Court House by almost four lengths.

Gosden's final contender is the equally talented Global Giant.

A Listed winner on the All-Weather for Ed Dunlop in 2018, the five-year-old made a sparkling debut for Gosden and new owner Isa Salman when impressively landing a nine and a half-furlong conditions race at Wolverhampton on January 6.

As well as being one of the highlights of the All-Weather Championships, the Betway Winter Derby is the last of four Fast-Track Qualifiers for the £200,000 Betway Easter Classic over the same distance at Lingfield Park on £1-million All-Weather Championships Finals Day, Good Friday, April 10.

The previous winner among the entries is the 2018 victor Master The World, one of two hopefuls for trainer David Elsworth.

No horse has won the Betway Winter Derby more than once.

Bangkok (Andrew Balding) enjoyed a solid campaign on turf in 2019.

Following a decisive victory in the G3 Sandown Classic Trial in April, his efforts included runner-up finishes in the G2 King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot and the G3 Strensall Stakes at York's Ebor Festival.

A potential dark horse among the entries is the Marco Botti-trained Felix (14/1 with Betway), who is going for a third straight win in the £19,000 Betway Handicap (2.50pm) at Lingfield Park this afternoon.

The four-year-old landed a Newmarket handicap on his final outing for Sir Michael Stoute in September, his first run following wind surgery, and made a promising start for current connections when swooping late to defeat All-Weather stalwart Pactolus (Stuart Williams) in an extended nine-furlong handicap at Wolverhampton on December 26.

Botti is no stranger to success in the Betway Winter Derby, having sent out All-Weather champion Grendisar to capture the spoils in 2016 on route to victory in the Betway Easter Classic.

The Newmarket trainer said: "Felix won nicely on his first start for us in a class two at Wolverhampton, and myself and the owners felt it was worth putting him in the Winter Derby, just to give us another option. "He will have to go up a few pounds in the handicap for you to think about the Winter Derby, but he is a lightly-raced horse with a nice pedigree and is definitely open to improvement. "The plan after Wolverhampton was to always aim for the class two at Lingfield today. It is a small field and could be quite trappy, but I am keen to see how he will handle track with a view to some of the bigger races later in the All-Weather season. "If he does well tomorrow, then it will open up more options and you could possibly think about something like the Winter Derby Trial [February 1]."

Ireland's sole Betway Winter Derby entry is the Joseph O'Brien-trained Numerian.

A dual winner on the All-Weather at Dundalk in 2019, Numerian has not raced since going down by a head in the G3 Diamond Stakes at the same venue in September.

There could be French representation courtesy of Villa Rosa, from the stable of Chantilly handler Henri Francois Devin.

Villa Rosa has progressed to a good level on turf, with her biggest success to date coming in the G3 La Coupe at Maisons-Laffitte in September.

Others to note include G3 scorer Century Dream (Simon Crisford), Dalgarno (Jane Chapple-Hyam), who captured the Listed Prix Lyphard at Deauville in November, and dual Listed runner-up Extra Elusive (Roger Charlton).

Betway Winter Derby - Betway prices: 2/1 Dubai Warrior 4/1 Global Giant 7/1 Bangkok 8/1 Extra Elusive 10/1 Court House 12/1 Numerian 14/1 Felix, Villa Rosa 16/1 Certain Lad 20/1 Century Dream 22/1 Dalgarno 25/1 Arctic Sound, Big Country, Entangling, White Mocha 28/1 Kasbaan 33/1 Pactolus 40/1 Master The World 66/1 Extrodinair, Normal Norman, Palavecino

The scratchings deadline for the Betway Winter Derby is at noon on Tuesday, February 4.

The Betway Winter Derby G3, £100,000 total prize fund. 1m 2f, Lingfield Park, Saturday, 22 February.

For four-year-olds and upwards.

Weights: colts and geldings 9st, fillies 8st 11lb.

Penalties: after 31 August, a winner of a G3 race 3lb, of a G2 race 5lb, of a G1 race 7lb.

Entries closed 21 January (21 entries), scratchings deadline 4 February, five-day confirmations 17 February, final declarations 20 February.

Maximum field 14 runners.

Horse                        Age       Owner                                                   Trainer

Arctic Sound               4         Saeed Bin Mohammed Al Qassimi        Mark Johnston

Bangkok (IRE)             4         King Power Racing Co Ltd                     Andrew Balding

Big Country (IRE)        7         Melbourne 10 Racing                             Jamie Osborne

Century Dream (IRE)   6        Abdulla Belhabb                                      Simon Crisford              

Certain Lad                 4        C R Hirst                                                    Mick Channon     

Court House (IRE)      5         H R H Princess Haya of Jordan               John Gosden

Dalgarno (FR)            7          Mrs Fiona Carmichael                            Jane Chapple-Hyam

Dubai Warrior           4         Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum   John Gosden

Entangling (IRE)        6          Ben CM Wong                                         David Elsworth      

Extra Elusive              5           Imad Alsagar                                            Roger Charlton

Extrodinair                5           Jakes Family                                              Jane Chapple-Hyam 

Felix                          4            K Sohi & Partner                                      Marco Botti

Global Giant            5           Al Adiyat Racing                                        John Gosden

Kasbaan                   5           The Horse Watchers                                  Michael Appleby

Master The World (IRE) 9     K Quinn/C Benham                                   David Elsworth

Normal Norman       6          Gerry McGladery                                         John Ryan

Numerian (IRE)        4           Long Wait Two Partnership                      Joseph O'Brien IRE

Pactolus (IRE)          9            T W Morley & Mrs J Morley                      Stuart Williams

Palavecino (FR)       4            ARAAM                                                       Brian Meehan

Villa Rosa (FR)        5            Mrs H Devin                                             Henri Francois Devin FR

White Mocha (USA) 5          Dr Ali Ridha                                              Hugo Palmer

21 entries

1 French-trained

1 Irish-trained

About the All-Weather Championships Season seven of the All-Weather Championships runs from Tuesday, October 22, 2019 and culminates with All-Weather Championships Finals Day on Good Friday, April 10, 2020 at Lingfield Park. The seven races on All-Weather Championships Finals Day are worth a total of £1 million. The season seven information pack can be downloaded by following this link and scrolling down to the bottom of the page: https://www.awchampionships.co.uk/about-the-championship/all-weather-explained/

The six championship categories are:

£150,000 Three-Year-Olds sponsored by Ladbrokes - 6f Final

£150,000 Fillies & Mares sponsored by Ladbrokes - 7f Final

£150,000 Mile sponsored by Bombardier - 1m Final

£150,000 Sprint sponsored by Betway - 6f Final

£150,000 Marathon sponsored by Betway - 2m Final

£200,000 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 Lingfield Park: * 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 during the qualifying period between October 22, 2019 and the six-day entry stage for the finals (Saturday, April 4, 2020) and then be rated high enough to 'make the cut' in a final by order of its BHA Rating.