Uttoxeter

The most experienced horse in the field with 26 races under its belt, and its win rate of roughly 1 in 4 is the best career record among these seven runners. It has won at this distance before and was placed twice in its last three outings, so it arrives in decent nick. The concern is a poor record on anything other than fast, dry ground — if conditions aren't ideal, its figures drop off sharply.

Arrives here in the best recent form of any runner — it won at Market Rasen just 33 days ago, making it the most recently successful horse in this field. The jockey-trainer combination has teamed up to win 7 of their 20 races together, a strong partnership record. The worry is that it has never won on soft or wet ground, and has a blank record on left-handed tracks of this type.

The least experienced horse in the field by a long way — just two career races — yet it has already won one and placed in the other, a record no rival here can match for efficiency. Our selection, preferred to the top-rated Romany Brown on the strength of its improving profile and fitness edge. The unknown is whether such a lightly raced horse can step up against more seasoned rivals.

Won at Bangor two months ago and ran here at Uttoxeter just 32 days back, so it arrives fit and with recent course experience. Four career wins from 18 races tells you it knows how to get the job done. However, it has never won on left-handed tracks that favour a longer, sweeping gallop, which is worth bearing in mind at Uttoxeter.