Spotlight: Perhaps needed the race on penultimate start, after nearly four months off, and scored easily under 5lb claimer at Catterick (1m4f, good) last Saturday, showing career-best form; won on good to soft once last year, unraced on worse; well treated with just 5lb penalty; has to be shortlisted.

Spotlight: Five Flat wins in 2024, culminating in this race (1lb lower today); well suited by ploughing through the mud and best result this term came on soft, when runner-up at Yarmouth (1m6f) in July; ran respectably here on good to soft last time and a bold show seems likely if he's in the mud today.

Spotlight: Twice tailed off but improved in his other four races, including narrow handicap wins (1m2f, good to soft; unraced on worse) at Redcar and Nottingham on last two outings; wore cheekpieces last five; up another 3lb today but he rallied well last time and this first attempt at 1m4f looks interesting.

Spotlight: Won a heavy-ground novice at Epsom (1m2f) last September; needs career-best form today but his running-on third of 11 over 1m2f here (good to soft) five weeks ago gave some renewed hope.

Spotlight: Soft-ground 2yo winner last September who has been consistent in defeat this season over 1m2f-1m6f; none of those 2025 races were on soft but latest was on good to soft; perhaps a return to the mud would boost her cause.

Spotlight: Often front-runner; two 1m6f wins under Rose Dawes this season and third of 14 at Doncaster (1m4f, good to soft) on penultimate start; not discredited from a flag start on latest, never dangerous; needs a second look, including as he won on heavy going at this meeting last year.

Spotlight: Ex-French 4yo (won once on very soft there in 2024) who's been close up in a number of British handicaps at up to 1m4f this year; off two months before tailed off as co-second favourite at Kempton on latest start, however.

Spotlight: Acts on soft, unraced on heavy; sole win was on Lingfield Polytrack last June; six seconds overall, including at Epsom (1m4f, good) on latest outing, but that record suggests that there are more appealing win options.

Spotlight: Last season ended with a good run on soft; AW third last time was one of the better efforts in his mixed 2025 campaign and first-time cheekpieces (retained today) replaced blinkers on that occasion; case can be made.

Spotlight: Second on soft last October; cheekpieces going on in August saw two easy wins on good ground at Lingfield (2m/1m5f); raced too freely at Goodwood next time but resumed her progress when third of eight here (1m4f, good to soft) five weeks ago; respected on her upward curve.

Spotlight: Won three times (April-July) during this consistent campaign and respectable second when trying 1m6f on latest outing, but he wasn't quite at that level three runs back on his only encounter with soft ground.

Spotlight: Probably acts on heavy; AW win off 2lb higher on reappearance and there have been enough echoes of that form since, including when out of her depth in Listed race last time, for her to be given a place chance.

Spotlight: Struggled last season and finished a tailed-off last at triple-figure odds for both starts (August/October) for new yard this year.