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Long off the track after 741 days away, Virtual Rock returns with an open profile — a winner in recent starts, and a third and runner-up also on his card. Unexposed and open to improvement, he'll need to strip fit on this comeback.

Spinning Wheel showed smart form when winning three starts back and running second four starts back, giving him a strong recent profile over today's trip; the main concern is whether 61 days off the track has left him ring-rusty.

El Burhan's win three starts back marks him as a live contender on a mark of 99, and he has run over today's trip — his rating of 101 ranks him fourth of 13. The main risk is a 90-day absence, which leaves his sharpness open to question.

French Duke showed his best when winning four starts back, and his experience over today's trip and going keeps him firmly in the picture off 132 lb — the concern is that he has finished sixth twice in his last three starts, suggesting he needs to reproduce that better form.

Winless in his last five starts, Astro King nonetheless catches the eye on ratings and has run over today's trip and going before; drawn in stall one carrying 131 lb, he returns after 55 days off and looks the one to beat on a performance-level basis.