The most proven runner at this level by some distance — has placed in four of his last five outings at A7, including a win with a peak rating that was comfortably the best in this field's recent history. The consistency is the selling point here: while others have been bouncing between grades, this dog has been plugging away at A7 week after week and rarely runs a bad race. The trap 2 draw is workable and his Closer profile means he'll be looking to pick off tiring leaders through the final hundred metres. The main concern is a lack of raw early pace, but in a field where nobody is blazingly quick out of the boxes, that matters less.