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Won last time out, having previously run a third, a fourth and a sixth - a solid recent profile. Fit again 23 days on and with proven form over today's distance, that rounded profile makes him our narrow selection, with just a shade of dip earlier in the sequence to note.

Well below his best in recent starts — a pair of eighths, a seventh, and a pulled-up effort each feature in his last five, with a below-par sixth last time out — yet our rating of 99 makes him the clear leader of this field on ability alone. Fresh for this after a 55-day break, that recent losing sequence remains the obvious knock.

Yet to score in his last five outings, but a pair of thirds and a pair of fifths show a fair level of ability, matched by our rating placing him third-best in this field. Race-fit 12 days on from his latest start, the concern is that run ended with him pulled up, the outlier in an otherwise solid sequence.

Yet to score in her last five starts, and the form has faded gradually — two fourths, then two sixths, before a below-par ninth last time. She has proven form over today's distance and returns 18 days on, but that softening sequence is the clear concern despite a competitive rating.

Pulled up last time out, his second such non-completion in this sequence, with a modest seventh and an earlier win also in the book. He was runner-up one start back and holds form over today's distance, so the ability is there, but a 155-day absence and that mixed record make him hard to trust fresh.