Southwell Racecourse Conference & Events Handicap Stakes (Div II)

Roi de Coeur arrives on the back of a second two starts back and a win three starts back, boasting experience over today's trip and going, and our rating has him top-rated, if only narrowly — the chief question is whether that fifth last time out signals he's just past his peak.

Winless in his last five starts and ranked eighth of nine on our figures, Taradif is hard to fancy at the weights, though he does bring distance and going experience and a third last time out offers a small crumb of comfort.

Winless in his last five starts, Boy Named Sioux arrives on a quick turnaround of nine days and an unplaced effort latest, though he has experience over today's trip and going and our rating edges him ahead of his official mark, offering some reason for cautious interest.

Ranked seventh of nine on our figures, Jackabi makes it hard to build a case, with a fourth last time out and only one win in his last five starts, though he has experience over today's trip and going, breaks from stall one, and returns on a fresh 25-day break.

Wise Crack franked his win two starts back with a fair fourth last time out, and he has experience of today's trip and going conditions. Fit enough at 21 days between runs, and a speed rating of 67 gives him a solid angle, though the trainer's recent strike rate is a concern.