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The youngest in the field at six and arriving on the back of three straight top-three finishes, including back-to-back wins — that's the hottest recent form in this race. He's never won here before, but his consistency on normal ground is solid and he carries less weight than the top two in the ratings. A young, improving horse with momentum is always worth respecting.

Our selection and the second-highest rated horse here, Yes Day leads our own ratings by seven pounds over the rest of this field — a significant edge on paper. The worry is a record of zero wins from nine races on left-handed tracks that tend to spread the field out, and this is exactly that kind of course. Wearing blinkers to sharpen focus, but the recent form includes a pulled-up run and a distant third, so it needs to bounce back.

Has the best record of any horse here over this trip of three miles, and that distance experience matters in a stamina test like this. The concern is a 70-day absence and a distant fourth last time out, so he arrives here short of match practice and not in the sharpest form. Worth keeping an eye on if conditions play to his strengths, but there are question marks.

The lowest-rated horse in the race, sitting 15 pounds below the field average, and still looking for a first win from three career outings. Carries the lightest weight in the field, which helps, but the jockey-trainer partnership has yet to win together from 13 attempts, which adds another layer of doubt. Finishing in the top three twice does show the horse is trying, but this looks a tough step up.