Drops back to A7 having run creditably in three straight A6 contests, finishing third last time with a solid rating. He has decent early pace and bends well, so he should be prominent from trap three, and his 27.02 best here is second only to the selection. Two wins from ten course and distance runs and a kennel operating at a healthy 26% strike rate. The knock is that he tends to weaken late and has hit the frame just twice in his last six — he may set the race up for others rather than win it.

Has put two much-improved runs together — second at this grade and trip on his latest start and a 63-rated effort before that — but his history is wildly up and down, with several runs in the 20s mixed in, and he is the slowest dog in the field on the clock with a 27.55 best. He won one of his four course and distance starts, so the track holds no fears, but slow starters from trap two at this trip need luck in running and he gives the field too much start.

Her course and distance record demands respect — three wins and four places from nine attempts, a better strike rate than anything else in the race — and she ran a 66-rated effort two starts back. The problem is the draw: trap five is the dead box at this grade and trip, winning just 16%, and she is a slow starter who relies on a late run, a tough combination over four tight bends. Third last week from this box. She has the ability to win but everything about the setup is against her.

Another dropping in from A6 company, where he was third last time out, and his three wins from nine course and distance starts show he handles the track. He breaks well and races prominently, and trap six is a decent box here at 20%. The concern is the clock — his latest run over this trip was a 28.01, well below his 27.00 best, and his ratings have been drifting for a while. If he recaptures his spring form he is a player; on what he has shown lately he is one for the places.