Ken Meredith Memorial Race Handicap Stakes (Div I)

Lerwick has been running into form of late, finishing third five starts back before a sequence of placed-to-near-placed efforts, and he drops into this race carrying 141 lb from stall 8 with experience over today's trip and going; the concern is he remains winless in his last five starts.

Sofian shaped well when third last time out and has previous experience over today's trip and going, with his rating of 68 suggesting he holds more in hand than his mark implies — the risk is that two disappointing efforts before that recent revival leave his consistency open to question.

Bird Of War arrives here third last time out and a winner four starts back, with experience of today's trip and going working in his favour. Forty days between runs is the query, but our rating of 74 just edges him to the top of this nine-runner field.

Winless in her last five starts, Cypriot Diaspora at least showed a return to form with a third last time out, and she has experience over today's distance and going; carrying 136 lb from stall four, she looks a midfield proposition at best.

A lengthy absence of 127 days and no placed effort in his last four starts make Our Dagger hard to fancy, and he is ranked seventh of nine on our figures; he does carry experience of today's distance and going, and stall two is his draw.