Windsor

The longest absentee in the field by a clear margin — this horse hasn't raced in 217 days, which is over seven months, and has never won in 15 career races. The trainer is in strong recent form, winning roughly 1 in 4 races over the past fortnight, but asking a horse with no wins and a massive break behind it to perform against fresh rivals is a big ask. Hard to fancy at 15.0.

The most experienced horse in the field by a considerable distance — 72 races and 12 wins — but carries the lowest weight and the lowest official rating, sitting 6lbs below the field average, which tells you the handicapper views this as a modest performer right now. Crucially, Masqool has never raced on dry ground, which is a real unknown over this trip despite having the best record in the field at this distance (5 wins from 21 races). Recent form of 8th and 9th at Wolverhampton is hard to get excited about.

Steps up a huge three class levels today after some very modest recent results, including a 13th-place finish at Doncaster five weeks ago. The one career win came at Class 2 level back in October 2024, but recent form of 13-6 suggests that day feels a long time ago. The trainer hasn't won in 17 races over the past fortnight, making this one very difficult to recommend at 41.0.

Coming back after nearly six and a half months off the track, and has never raced on dry ground — so faces two unknowns at once. The record of zero wins from four races offers little encouragement, and the jockey and trainer are working together for the first time. The 41.0 odds reflect the considerable uncertainty here.