In excellent recent form — a second last time out continues a run of three seconds and a win from his last five starts, rarely finishing out of the frame. Third-fastest in this field on the clock and drawn in trap four, a solid box at just over 23% winners. His trainer's record at these conditions is outstanding, well over a third of runners winning, albeit from a smaller sample. Shows early pace and tends to be involved from the get-go. A thoroughly consistent type who could easily go one better than his recent seconds.

Solid without winning lately — a third last time out and a second a couple of starts back, running on well in that race. Mid-pack on the clock, racing from the middle to wide and finishing his races honestly rather than leading. His trainer's record at these conditions is one of the weaker in the field. Some course and distance form to lean on, with one win from eight runs here, but nothing that stands out enough to trouble the leading contenders.

Only two starts on record, finishing fifth last time out after a promising second on debut. The slowest dog in this field on the clock right now, some way off a competitive figure. Trap three has actually been a productive box in this grade, so the draw isn't the issue — the raw pace simply isn't there yet on the evidence so far. Hard to have confidence in against this opposition on what little we've seen.