Carlsberg Optional Claiming Race

Glittering Gem showed ability when third last time out, though she has been winless in recent starts and an unplaced effort sits between that and a seventh three starts back — a mixed profile. She has run over today's trip and going, and returns after 22 days off.

Winless in her last three starts but shaped with some promise when third last time out; she has run over today's going before and a rating of 68 gives her claims, though five days between runs and 142 lb from stall 14 are factors to weigh.

Taj Crown has been runner-up twice in her last three starts, showing admirable consistency, and has experience of today's trip and going — her rating of 71 marks her as a serious threat here. The risk is she remains winless in recent starts and must overcome stall 11.

Capital Theory showed real ability when winning two starts back, and his experience over today's trip and going bolsters his claims at a competitive mark of 75; the chief concern is whether 288 days off the track has left him short of peak fitness.

Concert Party won two of her last five starts, including a victory four starts back, and has experience of today's trip and conditions — a filly clearly capable on her day; the worry is her last two runs have both disappointed.