Slippy Queen arrives here on the back of a brilliant A2 victory last time out — the best figure of her career — and is promoted to the top grade looking capable of handling it. Stuart Maplesden's 28% strike rate with her is the best at the meeting, and she has been rising through the grades with a run of three wins and two seconds from her last five starts. Her distance suitability of 71 is outstanding — the best in the race by a wide margin — confirming she thrives over this 500-metre trip. She is a well-balanced all-rounder who can race prominently or close, giving her tactical versatility. The concern is trap 4 at 17.7% is below average, but at A1 level the normal separation holds and class tells — composite rank 1 wins 26.2% from a huge sample. Her class should overcome the modest draw.