'Ready winner of this year's Spring Cup; third in the Britannia here 12 months ago'

'Possibly needed his stable/seasonal debut run; may fare better; headgear applied'

'Form dipped in French race last time; progressive otherwise and could easily bounce back'

'Record since returning from lengthy absence isn't compelling; others preferred'

'Unlucky to make it third time lucky in this race, now aged nine'

'Consistent in defeat for current stable; losing spell goes back to 2020'

'Has a record of 131 in C&D handicaps, the third-place finish in this race last year'

'Disappointing on latest AW run; hasn't scored on turf since 2019; opposed'

'Chance partly depends on whether first-time headgear gives him a boost'

'Defied a 3lb higher mark in the 2021 Britannia; interesting on second run for new yard'

'Looks handicapped to the hilt; down the field in this race in 2021'

'This drop back to 1m is worth exploring; each-way hopes on best form'

'Progressive; form of last win is strong; interesting despite 235-day absence'

'Good second the last twice; back in deeper waters but he's 3lb ahead of the assessor'

'Finished 11th in this contest in 2022; on a handier mark this time; new headgear'

'Creditable sixth in this contest 12 months ago; has developed inconsistency since'

'Should be spot-on for this race with York reappearance under his belt; not dismissed'

'Far from consistent since last win; yard has a much stronger chance with Ghaly'

'Had a possible tactical advantage at Newbury last time; unlikely to follow up'

'Shaped encouragingly at Chester last time; this step back up to 1m looks a plus'

'Eyecatcher at York on debut for this yard; ran well in last two runnings of this event'

'Has the ability to go well but it's difficult to see him landing this pot aged eight'

'Third in last year's Irish 2,000 Guineas; does not appeal on 2023 form; handicap debut'

'Has form figures of 1111212, all in competitive handicaps, for current trainer; respected'

'0-9 for current yard but ran well (close second) off 1lb higher in this contest last year'

'Largely useful form in handicaps this year; however, faces tough task in this field'

'Well treated on handicap debut, granted a revival; best form reads impressively'

'Revival is possible in new headgear; trainer won this race in 2019 and 2022; not ruled out'

'Gelded since last run and now makes seasonal debut; heed the market signals'

'Reappearance success over C&D took his turf record to 3-4; could well improve further'