PREMIO Loco is a confident selection to land the nap in the William Hill January Sale - 0800 44 40 40 Conditions Stakes at Lingfield.

With the current cold snap affecting the National Hunt action, attention switches to the all-weather and Chris Wall’s vastly-improved five-year-old has to take centre stage.

He broke his maiden over a mile at this venue in April 2007, beating none other than subsequent Breeders’ Cup Marathon winner Muhannak.

Having ended his three-year-old campaign rated 92, hopes were high that he could develop into a money spinner for Wall.

After a sighter over six furlongs in May, he fairly bolted up at Kempton in July and followed up off a 7lb higher mark in September.

He was strongly fancied for the Cambridgeshire but with doubts surrounding whether he was as good on turf as an artificial surface, he came home sixth but was not beaten far behind the surprise winner Tazeez.

Selections

CORK: 12.55 Alpine Glade, 1.30 China Rock, 2.05 Red Kingdom, 2.35 Darby4s Turn, 3.05 The Penitent Man, 3.35 Brotenstown, 4.05 Quinola Des Obeaux.

LINGFIELD: 12.40 Master Mahogany, 1.10 Zero Cool, 1.45 PREMIO LOCO (NAP), 2.15 Sendreni, 2.50 Lord Chancellor, 3.25 Pevensey, 3.55 Fangfoss Girls.

SANDOWN: 1.00 United, 1.35 Stow, 2.10 Without A Doubt, 2.40 Clay Hollister, 3.15 Killaghy Castle, 3.50 Olympian.

WINCANTON: 1.20 Aypeeyes, 1.55 Massini’s Maguire, 2.25 Notabotheronme, 2.55 Inchidaly Rock, 3.30 Coach Lane, 4.00 Bob Run.

KEMPTON: 2.05 Will He Wish, 2.35 Welsh Opera, 3.10 Mocha Java, 3.40 River Kirov, 4.10 Tuxedo, 4.40 Jake The Snake, 5.10 Mind Alert

DOUBLE: Premio Loco and Lord Chancellor.