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Big Lou is winless in his last four starts and returns after 252 days off the track, yet he carries a workable 140 lb and his rating puts him squarely in contention — the key question is whether a lengthy absence has left him short of peak fitness.

Placed second last time out after a run of disappointing efforts, Wonderful Wendy has distance and going experience in her favour, but she returns after 84 days off and remains winless in her last four starts, making her a each-way proposition at best.

Buck Barrow arrives with two thirds among his last three starts and has run over today's trip and going, with our rating of 58 suggesting he holds solid claims as the second-ranked runner in the field; the main concern is that fifth last time out hints he may struggle to sustain that level.

Winless in her last five starts and ranked seventh of eight on our figures, Baileys Warrior is hard to fancy, though she has run over today's distance and going before and was third last time out after a spell of 84 days off.

Heart Sign shaped with promise when third three starts back, and his experience over today's trip and going gives him strong claims returning after 54 days; the risk is that he has been winless in his last six starts and must bounce back from back-to-back disappointing efforts.