King sights set on Marathon date for Rainbow Dreamer
Stablemate Messire Des Obeaux to embark on handicap route.
Alan King is looking forward to running Rainbow Dreamer in the Betway All-Weather Marathon Championship Final following his victory at Kempton on Saturday. The eight-year-old made all the running under an astute ride from Hollie Doyle to land the spoils by half a length from Ocean Wind. It was Rainbow Dreamer’s first win from three starts this winter and sets him up for Lingfield on Good Friday (April 2). “It was a very good ride from Hollie, so hopefully we’re bang on course for Lingfield now,” the King. “There is a fast-track qualifier at Chelmsford, but I would imagine we’ll go straight to Lingfield. Easter is pretty earlier this year.”King will be looking to running Messire Des Obeaux in handicap chases after the nine-year-old lost his unbeaten record over fences in the Grade One Scilly Novices’ Chase at Sandown. The Barbury Castle trainer felt Messire Des Obeaux was totally unsuited by the testing conditions but was none the worse for the race. “He’s absolutely fine. He was perfectly sound this morning. He couldn’t really handle that deep ground, but he’s OK,” he said. “He’s now had his three runs so he does now qualify for those decent handicap chases, so I will have to have a look through. There maybe a race for him at Newbury in March, but I haven’t got a plan in place yet.”
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