Yarmouth

The market has made this the favourite despite it never having won in four races — a sign that the form shown so far is considered promising rather than disappointing. The editorial verdict agrees, highlighting its encouraging run at Southwell last time out, though today's slightly soft ground is completely new to it and its form has moved in the wrong direction across its last three runs.

Three third-place finishes in a row show this horse is bang in form and knocking hard on the door for a win — the question is whether it can finally convert. This trip of six furlongs is where it has its best record, winning twice from five races at this distance, but today's slightly soft ground is completely new territory for it.

Just one win from 15 races, and that came nearly two years ago — this horse has been knocking on the door without breaking through. Three consecutive fourth-place finishes show it is competitive, but it has never won on today's slightly soft ground and its odds drifting out to 10/1 suggests the market isn't convinced.

The standout angle here is ground: Albert Cee has won twice from six races on going similar to today's slightly soft conditions — the best record in the field on this type of surface. Landed a win at Southwell just 20 days ago and arrives in decent form, though the draw in stall 3 is more favourable than most of its rivals given the low-draw advantage at Yarmouth.