The class act of the card. Won his last start with a stunning 90-rated performance — the highest single-race effort on today's entire Hove card — and has been consistently running in the 80s: 90, 83, 85, 81 in his last four completed efforts. Three wins from eight course and distance starts proves he handles the track, and his early pace is the sharpest in this lot, complemented by the best first-bend rating in the field. Yes, he tends to weaken in the closing stages and trap 4 is the worst draw at A1, but the quality gap over these rivals is so significant that those concerns become secondary. When a dog is running 15 to 20 points above the field average, the draw and pace profile have to be extreme to stop him. Trainer Harvey knows what he has here.