The fastest dog in the race on his best clocking of 29.76 — a quarter of a second clear of the field — but he almost never runs to it, finishing last at this grade only last week. One second-place from eight course-and-distance runs tells the story, and trap 2 is a poor box here, winning under one in ten at this grade. Has hit a 63-rated run in the recent past so a big effort is in him somewhere; predicting when is the impossible part.

Ran one of her better races last time when third at this grade, and trap 5 is a fair box here at around 15%. But ten course-and-distance runs without a win and only one placing make her hard to back with confidence, and her average time is among the slowest in the field. She tends to be thereabouts without threatening the winner — another placing looks her ceiling unless the race falls apart in front of her.

Gets the best box in the race — trap 1 wins nearly 17% at this grade, the strongest draw on the card — but the form is going the wrong way, with three fifth-place finishes in his last four and the slowest last-time run in the field. One win from ten course-and-distance starts and a kennel that rarely troubles the judge complete a discouraging picture. The draw gives him a squeak if he pings the lids; everything else says no.

The weakest profile in the race — slowest best time, slowest average, and no wins from nine course-and-distance attempts. His last three runs have all been fifth or sixth, and even at a grade this open it's hard to build a case beyond the fact that strange things happen at A7. Trap 4 is a middling box here. Needs several to misfire in front of him.