The pick, and the case is straightforward: he is the quickest dog in the field by a wide margin with a speed rating of 60, and his best time of 15.91 is the fastest in this race. He handles the first bend as well as anything in greyhound racing and will break fast from the boxes. A confirmed front-runner who tends to weaken late on, but at 270 metres there simply is not enough track for the fade to matter. One win and five places from seven course-and-distance starts — that 71% place rate is exceptional and tells you he is nearly always in the mix here. Drops back from 460m B2 where he was outpaced but the sprint trip is his game. Trainer Tuffin runs a 22% strike rate. His recent form reads modestly but the speed figures hold up regardless of the performance numbers.