The standout selection on tonight's card — a dog who won at A1 grade, one step above today's A0 company, with a 98-rated performance just last Friday. Stepping down in class with the best recent form in the race is an extremely powerful combination. The form trajectory reads 98, 66 from newest to oldest — two runs recorded, both at Shelbourne 525m, both resulting in wins. That is a 100 percent course and distance record of two wins from two attempts. Average performance of 83 is the highest in the field by a clear margin, and the 98-rated run at A1 suggests the true level is well above what A0 can offer on its best day. Trainer Ian Reilly's 9 percent win rate is the one note of caution, as is the fact that trap 6 wins 17 percent at A0 525m here — below the best positions. But when a dog has won its last two runs at this exact course and distance, one of them in a higher grade, the form quality overrides structural concerns about the draw. She is the one to beat.