Crossland Employment Solicitors Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)

A winner in the middle of a mixed sequence and still rated the pick of these on figures, with today's trip proven and a swift 13-day turnaround. The obvious worry is the seventh last time out, a dip that needs correcting.

A progressive profile stands out, with a third last time out after this sequence began with a seventh — trending the right way. Today's trip is proven and it returns quickly after 19 days, without a win so far the only blot on an improving picture.

A win in the middle of this sequence followed a promising second, but the placings either side of that success have tailed off, capped by an unplaced run last time out. A 28-day gap offers time to find that peak form again, with fitness a fair question.

A winner last time out to cap a progressive run of placed efforts, yet this still fills the bottom spot on figures in a well-matched field. Today's trip is proven after a 34-day break, with the main question whether that upturn can be repeated.

Yet to win in the last five starts but consistently competitive with a run of top-four finishes, including a second three starts back. Today's trip is proven, with the main question whether the fifth last time out was just a blip after a 35-day gap.