'Running well in defeat this year; needs extra to defy this mark but should run well'

'Returns from break on good mark but 6f is his trip & this perhaps not the day to catch him'

'Fine run at Epsom on Tuesday; good mark but draw a query and faster ground ideal too'

'Good record on AW; latest Pontefract win (5f, heavy) was a career best; still improving'

'Progressive on slow ground last season; has won fresh and he's more appealing than many'

'Looked as though his reappearance would bring him on; C&D winner; yard flying; big chance'

'Four wins in a productive 2023; beaten fav in this race last year; low-key reappearance'

'Won three 6f handicaps last year, two of them here; high in weights on first 5f start'

'Won this race off 5lb higher last year; absent for 196 days but capable of a big effort'