Hampton By Hilton Hotel Handicap Stakes

Edgewater Drive was only eighth last time out but has a win two starts back, and a third three starts back suggests some consistency, but he has not raced in 298 days and the return from a lengthy absence is the clear concern for a gelding carrying 135 lb.

Lumenbourg won four starts back but has since finished fourth, sixth, and fifth in his last three outings, suggesting current form is modest; he has run over today's trip and going before, though 41 days off and 135 lb to carry make further improvement hard to bank on.

Iris Dancer arrives on the back of a fifth last time out and has a win in her last six starts, that victory coming five starts back, though a ninth two starts back and an unplaced run three starts back are harder to ignore; experience over today's trip and going offers some comfort at 134 lb from stall seven.

Camera Shy won five starts back but has finished no better than fourth in his last four outings since, suggesting he needs to rediscover that form; he has run over today's trip before and returns after a 27-day break carrying 132 lb from stall 13.

Valentine Catcher shaped with plenty of promise when second last time out, he has run over today's distance and going before, and our rating puts him clear of his official mark — the concern is that he has been winless in his last six starts, suggesting the winning thread remains elusive.