Wolverhampton

One of only two course winners in the field with a success at Wolverhampton, though his most recent form (seventh at Yarmouth 40 days ago) doesn't scream urgency. A 4-year-old with just two wins from 21 races, he sits a pound behind the top-rated horses but hasn't done much with that opportunity in his recent outings — form suggests he's treading water rather than progressing.

The standout recent form story with three consecutive top-three finishes including a win at Redcar just 24 days ago, but all three of those runs came on good-to-firm or good ground — she has zero wins from three starts on standard ground. She's drawn one (low draw advantage) and looking for her second career win, but the switch to normal Wolverhampton conditions and the all-weather surface after running on turf is a significant change.

Stepping up two classes after finishing seventh at Ffos Las, this 5-year-old has never won in five attempts and rarely threatens — his best effort was a third at Wolverhampton 77 days ago. The jockey-trainer combination has a strong record together (4 wins from 13), but the horse himself remains unproven at this level, making him a long shot despite the 17.0 odds.

Rated nine pounds below the field average and carrying the lowest weight in the race, but recent form is poor — two eighth-place finishes in the last 19 days including one at Wolverhampton 169 days ago. A 6-year-old with a specialist record here (3 wins from 26 starts at the track) and wins roughly 1 in 12 races overall, but he looks to be in decline and at 41.0 odds is a long outsider.