Chancellor will bid to continue a fine spell on the all-weather when he takes aim at the BetMGM All-Weather Championships Mile Handicap at Newcastle on Good Friday.
The Cheveley Park Stud-owned and bred four-year-old was gelded in June and turned his hand to synthetic surfaces with instant success when winning a Kempton handicap in November.
He was second in the Listed Hyde Stakes at the same track next time out before defeating Tyrrhenian Sea to take the Tandridge Stakes and finishing second in the Winter Derby, which lined up a trip to Newcastle over Easter.
Chris Richardson, managing director of Cheveley Park Stud, said: “The plan is for Chancellor to run on Finals Day. We had him entered in the Listed race at Doncaster on Saturday, as an ease in the ground on turf would suit him, but we felt taking on Docklands might have been a step too far.
“Following on from wind surgery and a gelding operation, Chancellor has put together four nice performances over the winter. We hoped he would win the Winter Derby and it was a shame he got touched off there, although it was another solid run.
“The Mile looks like it is going to be very competitive with Tyrrhenian Sea, who we beat in the Tandridge Stakes earlier in the season. The stiff mile should suit our horse and he goes there in good order.”
