Been racing at a notably weaker grade over this exact trip recently and was excellent there, winning twice and placing in the others across his last four starts at that level. Stepping up to tonight's tougher company is the obvious question, and his solitary run at this higher grade so far was well beaten. No clocked speed figure is available for him tonight, so the pace comparison isn't possible. The orange jacket has been a solid draw at this trip and grade, tied for second-best, and his trainer's record from this exact box is outstanding at better than four in ten. The class jump is real, but the trainer's record and the strong form at the level below both offer genuine encouragement that he can bridge the gap.

A mixed recent picture, with a couple of competitive placed efforts at this exact grade sandwiched around a spell racing in the UK that produced modest results on the whole. What stands out is a trial run back in the spring, clocked at a genuinely fast time for the class — the kind of figure that suggests real ability when he's on song. No clocked race-day speed figure is available at this trip to confirm that trial promise translated into a matching race-day figure, but the underlying signal is a positive one. The black jacket is a fair draw at this trip and grade, and his trainer's record from this exact box is excellent at one in three. Between the fast trial and a helpful trainer record, there's more here than the recent placed finishes alone suggest.

A fair book of recent form at this exact grade and trip, including a win last month, though the finishing positions since have been a touch below that peak. No clocked speed figure is available for him, leaving a gap in the pace assessment. The blue jacket has been comfortably the weakest draw at this trip and grade, managing barely one in twenty winners, which is a serious structural obstacle. No trainer record is available either, adding to the uncertainty. The underlying form is fair enough on its own terms, but the draw is about as unhelpful as it gets at this trip and grade, and there's little else to offset it.

An irregular racing pattern makes this one tricky to assess, with a big gap between his most recent run and the handful before it, and little consistency in the finishing positions across that spread — a win, but also a well-beaten last-place effort mixed in with more moderate runs. No clocked speed figure is available for him at this trip. The stripes have been a productive draw at this trip and grade, tied for second-best, which is the main thing in his favour. No trainer record is available either, leaving a fair amount of guesswork in the overall picture. The draw offers some interest, but the scattered form makes it hard to build a confident case around him.