Silent Pool Gin "Confined" Handicap Stakes (For Horses Which Have Won No More Than One Race)

Ran well to finish second last time out and a winner two starts back, Gavriel brings solid recent form and going experience to the table, though his rating of 89 against stronger-rated rivals and a hefty 135 lb to carry are the key questions here.

Balzac showed his best when winning and posting back-to-back thirds earlier in this sequence, though unplaced in his last two, and having run over today's trip and going he returns from a 77-day break, carrying 135 lb from stall one.

Rated highest in the field at 105, Lion of Alba brings both distance and going experience to bear here, and his win five starts back shows he can deliver when conditions align; the concern is a run of three subsequent sevenths in his last four starts.

Runner-up on his latest start, including a win four starts back, Law Court arrives on a near-perfect 23-day turnaround with experience of today's trip and going; the main concern is a trainer who has drawn a blank in 45 attempts over the past fortnight.

Dark Whisper won two starts back and was third three starts back, showing consistent recent form, and has experience of today's trip and conditions; the main concern is that unplaced effort last time out.