Two runs on file, both towards the bottom end for this level — the latest a well-beaten effort at the grade above, following an even softer performance the time before that — and the clock backs up the modest figures, recording by some distance the slowest time of anyone in this race. No trainer statistics are available to lean on either. There isn't a specific trap concern here — the blue jacket sits around the middle of the pack in this grade and trip — but with nothing else in its favour it is hard to build a case. Outclassed on the numbers that matter most and up against it against a field with faster recorded form.

Fresh out of the grade reserved for Irish young dogs, finishing fifth last time with a moderate rating — solid enough for a newcomer, but there is no recorded time on file to judge the raw speed against sharper, more experienced rivals here. Drawn in the white jacket, which has actually been an above-average box in this exact grade and trip at Mullingar. No trainer statistics are available. Still finding her feet in graded company and facing tougher opposition than she has met so far — an interesting watch for the future rather than a play tonight.

Steps up a grade off the back of a third-placed effort more than two months ago — a sizeable gap since that run, which raises a genuine question over sharpness. The recorded time is modest, more than a second and a half off the fastest dog in this race on the clock. Drawn in a fair box for the grade — not the best, not the worst — so the draw is not the deciding factor here. Facing a tougher level than the one it was competing at two months ago, and the lengthy absence doesn't help the case.

Six recent runs on file, all graded, all steady in a tight band with a placed effort last time out — reliable if unspectacular form, and notably the second-fastest recorded time in this whole race behind only the selection. The concern is the draw: the black jacket has been the outright graveyard box at this grade and trip, winning barely one in sixteen compared with nearly one in six from the red jacket at the opposite end. Stepping up a grade off the back of that run adds a further test. Enough raw pace to be involved early, but fighting the worst draw in the race from a step up in company is a significant obstacle to overcome.