Abbeyside Jasmin ran a solid 43 for second last time — the best competitive A9 effort in this field recently — and has a previous win at this level. She is a versatile all-rounder with decent early pace and the best bend ability among the front-runners in this race. Her form is moderate overall but in a weak A9 field, 43 and 44 represent genuine competitive efforts. The draw shows a dire 9.09% from a very small sample of 33 runs, which is concerning on paper but the sample is too small to be definitive. Trainer McNicholas at 24% is a positive. She needs to use her pace to race prominently and hold position through the bends.