Placed twice from his last five with a win in there too, and he steps up in company after that success at the level below, so today asks more of him. He has early pace and led for much of his last outing before being run down late, showing he's not afraid to go forward. His trainer's record in these conditions is modest. He's the slowest of this field on the clock, some way behind the pace-setters, which is the clearest concern given how the leaders here are drawn. Has it to do on the ratings and the speed figures back up that assessment.

Won last time out but the form before that was mixed, including a couple of finishes near the back. He steps up in grade after that recent win, a fair test of his level. His trainer has the strongest record in these conditions of anyone in this race, over one in five. He holds the outright fastest recorded time in this field but tends to drift wide, which at a track with plenty of wide running costs ground. His own trap hasn't been especially productive either. The trainer angle and raw speed make a case, but the wide-running tendency is a genuine obstacle over this trip.

Remarkably consistent, placing in every one of his last five starts without quite winning one, a place-getter through and through. He occupies the best-performing trap at this track, grade and trip by a clear margin, a genuine structural plus. His trainer's record in these conditions is modest, and he's second-fastest in this field on the clock, not far off the pick. The best draw in the race combined with rock-solid consistency makes him a small watch, even without a recent win to point to. Could easily figure given the draw and the level of consistency on show.

Modest recent form with a win tucked into a run of lesser placings, no clear pattern. There's a trial signal to note though — a clocking well over half a second faster than her recent race average, a significant jump, albeit a few months old now. She sticks to the rails from the one box, a sound tactical line, and her trainer's record in these conditions is modest. She's toward the back of this field on the clock, her last outing well off her own best time. One for the notebook given the trial signal, but the recent running lines and modest speed figures are hard to overlook.