Consistent without winning recently, finishing third in four of her last five starts, a pattern of just missing out rather than being far away. What changes the picture is the draw — the red jacket has been utterly dominant at this trip and grade, winning better than four in ten compared to roughly one in ten from the weaker boxes, and her own record from this exact box mirrors that almost precisely. She isn't the fastest in this field on the raw clock, sitting mid-pack, and no trainer record is available to lean on either way. On ability alone she looks below the very best in this race, but the draw is powerful enough at this trip and grade that she has to be taken seriously regardless of what the other figures say.

Coming off a win last time and has been placed in four of his other five starts before that, a genuinely strong and consistent recent record. No clocked speed figures are available for this dog, which leaves a gap in the pace assessment, but the underlying form and the finishing positions tell a positive story on their own. The orange jacket has been a reasonably productive draw at this trip and grade, sitting just below the standout box, and his trainer's record in these exact conditions is excellent at one in three. There's little in the recent form to fault, and even without a clock reading to lean on, the consistency and the trainer's record both point in his favour.

Won his last two starts at this exact grade after stepping up from a level below, where he'd also been competitive without always winning. That's a promising recent trend even if he's the slowest recorded dog in this field on the clock. The stripes haven't been a productive draw at this trip and grade, sitting near the bottom, which is a genuine concern alongside the pace figures. His trainer wins better than a third of the time overall, one of the strongest rates in this race, though there's no specific record in these exact conditions to back it up. The recent winning run is hard to ignore, but the combination of a modest draw and a slow clock reading make it a tougher ask to repeat that against this company.

A solid book of recent form, placing in three of his last four starts with a win mixed in, and generally racing prominently through his contests. No clocked speed figures are available for this dog, so the pace assessment relies on the finishing positions rather than the raw clock. The blue jacket has been comfortably the weakest draw at this trip and grade, which is the standout concern. His trainer's record in these exact conditions is a fair one in seven, a touch below his overall figure. There's enough ability on show in the recent form to keep him interested, but the draw is a real obstacle in a race where one particular box has dominated so heavily.