Versatile in how he races and posts the quickest recorded time in this field, though his overall level sits a rung below the front two — average performance rating in the low forties against Aurora's mid-fifties. Fifth last time out. Trap 1 has been one of the weaker boxes in this A8 sample. There's enough pace here for a place if the front two find trouble, but not enough to be the leading fancy.

Drawn in the weakest box in this A8 sample and without a standout figure to compensate — form has been steady but modest, 35, 44, 32, 42, 35, 51. Fourth last time out. Decent trainer strike rate at 22% is a small positive. There's little in the profile to suggest he troubles the leaders tonight.

Fast away and tends to lead before fading, which at least gets her involved through Kinsley's downhill run to the first bend. Fifth last time out and recent form has been up and down — 19, 50, 38, 38, 57, 31 — without settling into a clear level. Trap 3 is a solid, above-average draw here though. Capable of a place if the pace suits, but the front two look clearly superior.

Draws the best-performing box in this A8 sample and comes from off the pace, which suits the longer trip reasonably well. But she's out of form — third last time out and the slowest recorded time in this field, with recent figures reading 23, 25, 52, 30, 39, 25, well below this field's leaders. The trap is a genuine plus; the level isn't there to make full use of it right now.