Gets the golden draw in trap 1, the box that wins better than one in three at this grade, and won well at A5 grade last time in 29.26. The worry is the level — nearly all his form is mid-grade, and before that win he was well held in a string of A5 races. The draw gives him a squeak; the form says he needs a fair bit more.

Won at this trip here two starts back with a 91-rated career best, so on his day he is up to this. The rest of the book is patchy — fifth at A3 grade last time and ratings bouncing between the 40s and 60s — and trap 4 has been a poor box at the grade, winning barely one race in nine. Needs his very best.

Won two of his last three, climbing from A5 to A4 grade with improving ratings of 80 and 85, and his course record of seven runs and two wins is respectable. The trajectory is right but the draw is wrong — trap 5 has won barely one race in twenty at this grade — and this is another step up in class on top of it.

Won a sprint here impressively last week in a sharp 19.18 and has already won over this trip at Limerick in 29.12 — but that is a three-race career and none of it has come against A2 company. The talent is obvious and the wide draw keeps him out of trouble; the evidence that he stays the trip strongly at this level is thin.