The class angle. Ran a 71-rated second in A4 company last week — two grades above tonight's level and comfortably the best single performance in this field. The catch is everything before it: her three earlier runs were rated in the 30s and 40s, including a last-place finish at A5, so it's one big run against three quiet ones from just four starts. Trap 4 is a below-par box at this grade. If last week was the real her, she wins; the record is too thin to bank on it.

Arrives on a high after winning at A7 last week with a 70-rated performance, and her 29.67 best is actually the fastest clocking in this field. Two wins from ten course-and-distance runs show she can finish the job, which is more than some here can say. The problem is the draw — trap 6 wins barely one in eleven at this grade, the worst box on the track — and this is a step up from the grade she's been winning at. Dangerous if she gets a clean run wide, but the box is a real anchor.

Gets the plum draw — trap 2 is the best box at this grade, winning nearly 19% — and ran his best race in a while when third at A7 last time. But the bigger picture is bleak: six course-and-distance runs without a single placing, and his ratings have been stuck in the 40s and 50s all summer. Ian Reilly's kennel ticks over without setting the track alight. The draw earns him respect; the form doesn't.

Hard to make a case. Her third at this grade last week was a step back in the right direction after a string of poor efforts, and she did win at A5 five starts back with a 77-rated run that proves ability exists. But she's the slowest dog in the field on best time and average, her last clocking was the worst here, and her kennel wins about one race in twenty-five. Trap 1 is a fair box at this grade; she needs much more than a fair box.