The market favourite at 3.5 and with good reason — he boasts the best win rate in the field at 25% (roughly 1 in 4 races) and has won his last two races including one here 25 days ago. That recent Wolverhampton success plus his consistent form makes him a genuine threat, though the low draw (7) is neutral on this track.
Best career win rate in field (1 in 4)Market favourite (3.5)
Five races without a win, but three placed finishes from five attempts tells you this filly is reliable and competitive — she just hasn't quite got her nose in front yet. With a recent second at Southwell and third at Newbury, she's hitting form at the right time, though she'll need to find that extra gear against a field that includes proven winners.
Still searching for a first win despite three placed finishes from five races, and a 33-day absence is a concern after a fourth-place finish at Wolverhampton last time. He's fancied in the market at 6.0, but the blank record combined with a longer lay-off means he'll need to show improvement from that recent run here.
Top-rated by a slender margin and holds the editorial selection, with a win from five races (20% win rate) and three placed finishes that mark him out as consistent and competitive. Recent form is solid — third at Doncaster 22 days ago — and he won at Musselburgh two months back, suggesting he's hitting his stride at the right time for this race.
One of the more successful in the field (1 career wins)
The only winner at this distance in the field, with 1 from 4 on the mile, and she's backed that up with three straight top-three finishes including a win at Nottingham less than two months ago. Shares the top rating with Highland Shah and has the form to justify it, though she's never raced here before so the course is unknown territory.
Only winner at this distanceBest record at this trip (1 from 4)3 straight top-3 finishes
Eight races without a win and just one place to show for it — he's the lowest-rated horse in the field by 12 lengths and sitting 11lbs below the average. His recent form makes for grim reading with a fourth at Newbury his only respectable effort, and there's little to suggest he can find a breakthrough against this group.
Won 1 of last 5Won here 1 timeLoves this ground (33% win rate)
TrackLab Insight
The only horse in this field with a course win at Wolverhampton — that came 118 days ago and she's the only one here who knows what it takes to get the job done on this track. Her form has dipped recently (fifth last time), but her 25% win rate from four races suggests she has genuine ability, and the course experience is a real edge.
Only three career races and has never run on normal ground before, so this is genuinely unknown territory — her form has come on other surfaces where she's shown promise with a second at Ripon. Lightly raced three-year-old with a hood and limited data, making this a speculative proposition compared to horses with proven form here.
Never raced on normal groundLightly raced (3 career races)
Her sole career win came at Class 2 level at Musselburgh — a genuinely eye-catching success that suggests serious ability, even though her overall record reads as modest at 1 from 8 races. However, a 48-day absence and poor record on both good and normal ground are red flags for this surface and conditions, and she hasn't run with this jockey before.
One of the more successful in the field (1 career wins)
Wearing hoodFresh (62 days off)Won 0 of last 5Raced here before
TrackLab Insight
Zero wins and zero places from six races, with five of her last six finishes sixth or worse — this is a horse with nothing to commend it on recent evidence. The lowest weight in the field offers a theoretical help, but even that won't mask the fact she's been heavily beaten every time out and looks well out of her depth here.
How do odds work?The first number is what you win, the second is what you bet. So 5/2 means you win £5 for every £2. 4/1 means you win £4 for every £1. The bigger the first number, the less likely bookmakers think the horse will win — but the more you'd win if it does.