Nottingham

Finished seventh, beaten over 10 lengths on its only run — and that race came right here at Nottingham 48 days ago, so at least the track is familiar. Like Parkers Light and Fully Stocked, it has never raced on dry ground before, adding another unknown. Needs a dramatic improvement on that debut performance to feature.

Three races in and still searching for a top-three finish, with a fourth and two fifths to its name — the most experienced horse in this field but arguably the one whose form reads least encouragingly. Its best effort was that fourth-place finish over 100 days ago, and it has gone backwards since, most recently beaten nearly 7 lengths at Bath. Needs to find a meaningful step forward to get involved here.

The only horse in this field making its racecourse debut — no form to judge, but it arrived in the market as a heavy favourite before drifting sharply to 4.5, which is a significant shift worth noting. By Showcasing, a sire known for producing fast, precocious youngsters who can hit the ground running over sprint distances like this. Plenty of unknown quantities here, but the breeding points in the right direction for a 6-furlong race on dry ground.

Finished eighth on its only race 17 days ago at Bath, which is the most modest piece of form in this field, and today's dry ground is also new to it. The jockey-trainer partnership has managed just 1 win from 34 races together, which doesn't inspire confidence. At 21.0, the market has this firmly at the back of the queue, and the form book backs that up.