Returns from five weeks after two heavy defeats. Track record offers a small positive, but the 1700m profile and recent margins are hard to ignore.

Second-up with a proven 1700m record and a leading stable behind him. Recent margins temper the win case, but he can run into a place.

Weight relief helps, but he remains winless from 11 starts and was beaten over 12 lengths last time. A sharp lift is required.

Past track-and-trip wins are a distant counterpoint to two very plain recent runs. Current form leaves him hard to recommend.

Returns from five weeks with a leading jockey engaged, but the recent 1200m form is plain and her only 1700m attempt was unplaced.

Back from five weeks after a solid fourth and prior placing at this venue. The 1700m win record is the query, but his recent form reads well.

Latest sixth was better than the run prior and he has placed often at this venue. Still looks more a rough place chance than a winner.

Returns from five weeks after an odds-on win at this track and owns two wins from three at this track and distance. The leading chance.

Bolted in by over 11 lengths last start and keeps the winning rider. Prior form was mixed, but that latest peak puts him right in the mix.