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Winless in his last five starts and absent for 281 days, Agostino faces a stiff task here, though a second three starts back offers some encouragement; carrying 142 lb from stall 10 and rated just 59, he has experience over today's trip and going but must prove his layoff hasn't blunted him.

Placed third last time out and second five starts back, Irish Rumour arrives here fit on a 14-day turnaround with experience of today's trip and going, and our rating of 65 gives her a case despite carrying 142 lb from stall 14 while yet to score in recent starts.

Winless in her last six starts, Rosato does bring second-place finishes two and four starts back to suggest she can hit the frame, though unplaced efforts either side temper expectations; she has run over today's trip and going before and runs fresh off a seven-day turnaround carrying 142 lb from stall six.

Surpass And Shine showed he knows how to win when landing a victory five starts back, and has run over today's trip and going, with our rating of 66 marking him out as a genuine threat from stall nine; the concern is four unplaced runs since that success.

Ranked second of nineteen on our rating with a speed figure of 79 that sets her apart from most rivals, Asdana has run over today's trip and going and carries a manageable 141 lb from stall seven, though her recent winless run of five starts — including a pair of unplaced efforts — and a 90-day absence are the key concerns.