Arrives with the strongest combination of raw speed and recent form in this field. His best time of 27.90 is the quickest here, clocked just eleven days ago when winning at A5 with a commanding P74 performance that was easily his best run this campaign. The speed ranking leads the field alongside Speedy Rita, and his first-bend rating of 69 — second-best here — confirms he reaches the first turn in a prominent position. The class rise from A5 is justified by his history: he has raced at A3 level in the past, so A4 is comfortably within his compass. The concern is consistency — four of his last six runs have produced mid-table finishes at A4, and the Fader pace profile means he typically weakens through the closing stages after breaking sharply. Trap four is one of the coldest draws at A4 historically, and his course-and-distance record of one win from six starts is modest. But that last-start win was emphatic, and if he brings that level of performance, the raw pace should be too much for this field.