Fast away and tends to be there early, but the profile shows a habit of losing ground in the closing stages, and his pace consistency figure is poor — this is a dog whose effort varies significantly from run to run. Recent form has been up and down, third-last-time after a run of modest placings, and the trainer's overall strike rate sits in the mid-teens. There's enough raw early speed to make the front but not enough to suggest he goes on and wins it.

Sits in the best-performing trap at this course, distance and grade by some distance — almost 30% of races here have gone to trap 3. The trouble is his own figures don't support cashing in on it: he's the slowest recorded time in the field, has had only three runs back from a break, and while his trajectory has been improving run to run, he's coming from a low base. The trap gives him a puncher's chance of nicking a place if things go his way, but there's little evidence he can trouble the pace-setters.

A consistent if unspectacular sort, rarely far away and rarely threatening to win — six runs reading 42, 45, 40, 36, 36, 39, about as level a formline as you'll see. Balanced early pace but nothing that stands out, and trap 5 has been the single weakest draw at this course, distance and grade. Needs things to fall apart in front to figure prominently.

Shows early pace but the profile suggests he tends to lose that advantage as the race wears on, and his pace consistency figure is poor, meaning his effort varies sharply between runs. Recent form has bounced around without a clear trend and the trainer's overall record, while solid at 24%, hasn't been translating into wins with this dog lately. Others in the race have stronger claims.