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Third last time out and a winner two starts back, A Major Payne brings a consistent recent profile — two wins in his last six starts — and has run over today's trip and going before, though carrying 143 lb from stall 10 makes life no easier for a horse ranked sixth of eleven.

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Thinthread has managed one win in his last five starts, with an unplaced effort most recently, and ranked ninth of eleven on our figures he looks hard to fancy, though he has run over today's trip before and returns on a reasonable 29-day break.

Obito comes here on the back of a win last time out and has experience of today's trip and conditions, making him an appealing pick under 142 lb from stall six, despite a couple of moderate efforts in the runs immediately prior.

First Ambition has run over today's trip and going before, and our rating of 93 has him narrowly top-rated — a compelling case on the figures that he has the ability for this. The risk is a winless recent spell across his last five starts.