A proper A1 stayer with three wins from nine at this course and distance and a recent peak rating of 87 that only the selection can match. He tends to be outpaced early and relies on a strong late run, and that style has its risks on a track where the first bend causes chaos. Third here last week and rarely far away — he'll be picking them off late if the pace collapses in front. Solid each-way claims from the rail.

Placed in three of nine at this course and distance but has never won over it, and he was well held in fifth here a fortnight ago. He's another who does his best work late, and with a 44% place rate he's the sort who fills the frame more often than the winner's slot. Open-class form in the book but the recent evidence puts him behind the front two in this market.

The mystery runner. His three winning trials over this exact trip — all around 29.3 seconds — are faster than anything this field has done in a race. But in three open runs he's yet to trouble the judge, and dogs with trial-built form often can't reproduce it in traffic. Until he shows that speed in company he has to be watched, not backed. If it clicks, he wins by lengths — that's the gamble.