'Lost his unbeaten record with 1.25l C&D reverse last time but still ran a great race.'

'Had been in great form prior to modest C&D seventh last time; needs to bounce back.'

'Needs to return to the form that brought two C&D wins; three lesser runs have followed.'

'Likes this track and trip and in good form but stall 14 is a blow for this front-runner.'

'Dual C&D scorer; has each-way prospects if you ignore last start, which was over 1m.'

'Has good 4-12 win strike-rate but best form is over 6f on dirt.'

'No real form in decent company so far this season; could bounce back off reasonable mark.'

'Likes to make the running but hard to fancy on the back of six straight poor runs.'

'Won a Group 3 in September and not out of it despite his big weight.'

'Not as good as he once was and three modest runs this term suggest he is up against it.'

'Happy Valley 6f specialist who is out of form at the moment.'

'Decent front-runner but best over 1m at Happy Valley and is poorly drawn.'

'Classy sort in Brazil but huge odds and ran accordingly on recent Hong Kong debut.'

'Debutant; classy in Brazil; touched off in a recent local trial race so merits respect.'