Princess Pipsie has been knocking on the door recently — second twice, third once, and a win from her last five D5 starts. She's the only dog in this field with confirmed pace data, and it paints an interesting picture: maximum early pace but zero closing speed, a pure fader who blazes from the traps and tries to hold on. Over 277 metres on a tight first bend, that profile actually works — there simply isn't enough distance for the fade to fully kick in. Trap one is a neutral draw here and her suitability scores are modest, but she's the classiest dog in a weak field and should have too much early speed for these rivals.