Victory Bond can live up to his name on Kempton Polytrack

Easter Classic winner Victory Bond can make his first trip to Kempton a successful one in the Listed British Stallion Studs EBF Hyde Stakes.

William Haggas’ all-weather champion proved that point on Good Friday when he was too strong for Master The World off level weights to scoop a first prize of almost £125,000 at Lingfield.

The five-year-old has had just one run on the turf since, finishing sixth of seven in a Listed race at Ascot in early May.

He is reunited with James Doyle for this fast-track qualifier on the Polytrack, and his winning prospects were underlined last weekend when Master The World won Lingfield’s Churchill Stakes.

Haggas’ Lincoln victor Addeybb was among those unable to deal with Master The World there – another endorsement of Victory Bond’s standing. His high-profile Lingfield win came over 10 furlongs, and all four career successes have come at further than the mile he faces here, but his running style indicates no issue with the slight drop in distance.

Ian Williams has proved he is a man for all seasons and surfaces, and he can illustrate the point again with Baydar in the 32Red Handicap.

The five-year-old has been taking on exalted company of late on turf and did well to finish less than six lengths behind John Gosden’s November Handicap winner Royal Line at Doncaster two weekends ago, and before that was only outstayed by favourite Arrowtown in a muddy York handicap over two miles. A Lingfield maiden winner for Hugo Palmer as a two-year-old, his turf exploits have since taken over, but this return to the allweather can pay dividends.