Fast away and tends to lead before fading, drawn in one of the two strongest boxes in this D3 sample. Fourth last time out and form has been steady in the mid-twenties to low-thirties, with an old career-high of 55 showing there's more in the tank on his day. Some trial conditioning mixed into his recent preparation. A place claim on the draw alone, but the front two look stronger on the numbers.

Carries the biggest raw rating in this field, but every bit of it comes from form at the longer 462-metre trip — she has no recorded time at all over this sprint distance, so there's a genuine unknown over how her level translates down. Runner-up last time out at the longer trip. She's also drawn in one of the weaker boxes in this D3 sample. Interesting on class but a real unknown over the shorter trip.

Last of six last time out and the slowest recorded time in this field. Drawn in one of the two weakest boxes in this D3 sample too, a difficult combination. Recent figures have been modest — 19, 32, 24, 30, 26, 10 — without a standout performance. Hard to make a case against this kind of opposition tonight.

Comes from off the pace and does so reliably, drawn in the other strong box in this D3 sample. Fifth last time out at a tougher grade over the longer trip. Recent figures have been mixed — 40, 48, 46, 64, 43, 53 — with a solid peak a few runs back. The trap helps, but he's dropping in from a harder conditions set and the level needs confirming at this trip.