Comment

A prolonged absence and a steep drop in what we make of it leave plenty to prove now stepping into handicaps, even though the form in juvenile company last time wasn't disgraceful. Proven over today's trip, this gelding may eventually do better up in distance, but on the bare facts alone it's hard to make a case.

Comment

A narrow success three starts back set the platform for a run of solid placed efforts since, the latest a fair third back down slightly in the weights. Proven over today's trip and going, this gelding remains competitively assessed on recent form and can play a part in a race that looks there to be won.

Comment

Ran well when runner-up last time, a placed effort that backs up a generally workable assessment, though the finishing figures further back are more mixed. Proven at today's trip and going and with a fair record on the level, this gelding looks capable of landing a race before long, with a query over whether it fully stays this far.

Comment

Racing off a mark below where it last struck, and the placed effort last time when a close second suggests it retains a competitive level of form. Sporting blinkers for the first time and proven over today's trip and going, this gelding needs a sound surface to be at its best but has the profile to feature if conditions allow.

Comment

A tidy success last time, aided by a rival's late exit but still accomplished in its second outing following a wind operation, and this consistent sort holds solid claims on an assessment that looks fair judged on its overall chase form. Fitted with a first-time tongue-tie and cheekpieces and proven at today's trip and going, it likes to dictate up front and rates a leading threat now fully wound up after the procedure.

Medical History

Comment

Over-eager for the lead last time, this gelding was fairly held in a below-form sixth. A win and a second further back in its form show its true level, and fitted with a first-time hood and proven at today's trip and going, it rates an obvious danger now fully tuned up.

Medical History

Comment

A well-beaten effort last time came back down in trip and didn't suit, but a third and a fourth before that suggest there's more on offer back up in distance. A long time on the sidelines hasn't dented the fair assessment it carries, and with today's trip and going already covered, this mare holds solid claims.

Comment

Fitted with a first-time visor to freshen it up, this gelding's own figures still rate it the best in the race, his finishing efforts undersold by a patient style that relies on the leaders overdoing it up front. Proven at today's trip and going, he's the one to beat on figures, though the far end of this trip stretches him.

Comment

Fitness rather than ability looked the issue when well beaten last time, following a string of placed efforts including two seconds and a third that show a genuine level of form. Fitted with first-time cheekpieces and proven over today's trip and going, this gelding isn't discounted despite the below-par latest run.

Comment

Little went right last time, weakening quickly having failed to settle, and the jumping game so far hasn't shown this gelding at its best. There was a hint of ability on the level beforehand, and although still searching for its form over timber, proven experience of today's trip and going gives it a squeak if it can finally put its jumping together.