Thirsk

Arrives here in the best recent form of any runner in the field — a win at Beverley 13 days ago, preceded by a near-miss second at Ripon — and is the second-shortest price in the market at 3-1. The catch is that this horse has never won on normal ground conditions across four attempts, and a mile is on the shorter side of what the form suggests suits best.

The best win record in this field — winning 1 in every 3 races — but there's a big question mark hanging over this one: she hasn't raced in over 300 days, and her last run before that break was a distant 16th in much stronger company at Doncaster. She handles a mile well enough, but she's never won on normal ground conditions, which is a concern today.

The least experienced horse in the field with just three races under her belt, so there's still plenty we don't know about her. She ran here at Thirsk five weeks ago and finished fourth, beaten just over four lengths, which is at least a relevant piece of form on this exact track — but she has yet to win or show a clear upward trend.

The rank outsider at 41-1, and the form book doesn't do much to argue against that price — three consecutive finishes of ninth, ninth, and tenth, including one beaten by 55 lengths, make for grim reading. This horse has yet to win in four attempts and is clearly struggling to compete at even this level, though cheekpieces have been added today in hope of sparking some improvement.