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Muker has run over today's trip and going, and our rating edges him ahead of his official mark, suggesting he may be better than he looks on paper; the concern is he has been winless in recent starts, with an eighth last time the best he has managed.

Harb arrives on the back of a win last time out and a second two starts back, making him the one to beat on recent form; he has run over today's trip and going before, and his rating of 74 gives him a modest edge over his rivals off a mark of 61.

Winless in his last five starts, Speeding Bullet nonetheless brings distance and going experience to the table, and his speed rating of 72 makes him a strong case at the weights carrying 132 lb from stall one; the concern is that his recent finishing positions offer little encouragement.

Winless in his last six starts, Dc Cogent does at least bring distance and going experience to the table and was third two starts back, though a seventh last time out after 45 days off raises freshness questions; 132 lb from stall four is the neutral hand he plays.

Too Much won two starts back but has finished fifth and seventh either side of that success, suggesting her form is inconsistent; she has run over today's trip and going, and 14 days since her last outing leaves her reasonably fresh, though 131 lb is a stiff burden to shoulder.