Drawn on the rail in a grade where trap 1 has won more than one in four from 81 runs — that structural advantage is the primary case here. The speed rating is the best in the field by a considerable margin, suggesting genuine raw pace even if the overall form picture is thin with only two career runs. The most recent outing was a sixth-place finish at this 525 metre trip, so questions remain about consistency. But a dog with this speed in the best trap at this grade and distance cannot simply be dismissed, particularly in a field that is largely unexposed at Curraheen Park. Still very much a work in progress, but the structural case is the clearest in the race.