The Ville Mdn Plate

It has placed 2 of 3 career starts at only 3, and was placed last start, beaten 1.5L. In-form jockey Ryan Wiggins is riding 21% above expectation across the last 100 rides, and trainer form is a strength. Class is the concern. The main thing to watch is the wide barrier 13 of 14 to overcome.

The Belynda Kliese/Chris Whiteley combo is striking 43% above expectation (last 100), and the draw helps with a soft run from barrier 1. The case leans on its late speed. The main thing to watch is that it is unproven in the wet, yet to win on soft from 6 tries.

It is among the quickest recent time figures in the field, 1.8 lengths a km under the track average. The T Button/Ben Kennedy combo is striking 54% above expectation (last 100), and recent form, trainer form and jockey form are all strengths. Class is the concern to weigh against it.

In-form jockey Anthony Allen is riding 24% above expectation across the last 100 rides, and the draw from barrier 2 gives it a soft run. Class, recent form and recent speed are all concerns. The main thing to watch is that it is unproven in the wet, yet to win on soft from 5 tries.

It was placed last start, beaten 1.5L, and recent form is a strength. The draw from barrier 3 gives it a soft run. Class and age and sex are the concerns. The main thing to watch is that it is unproven in the wet, yet to win on soft from 14 tries.

Class, recent speed, recent form and age and sex are all concerns, so the case is thin on the evidence available. The main thing to watch is that it is a first-time winker today.

Class, recent speed, recent form and jockey form all count against it, so the case is weak on the evidence available. The main thing to watch is the return to blinkers, with sharpening gear applied.

It is resuming off an eye-catching barrier trial, finishing 3rd, beaten 1.5L. No other driver stands out. The main things to watch are that it is a first run back from a spell with no first-up record yet, and that it is a first run on soft going today, untested in these conditions.

It was placed last start, beaten 1.5L, and jockey form and recent form are both strengths. The Ms J Hassett/Aidan Holt combo is striking 37% above expectation (last 100). Class is the concern. The main thing to watch is that it is unproven in the wet, yet to win on soft from 4 tries.

The Mark Barnham/Adam Sewell combo is striking 38% above expectation (last 100), and a class move is a real positive. Recent form, recent speed and class are all concerns that hold the case back.

It owns the quickest recent time figure in the field, 3.2 lengths a km under the track average. Class, recent form, jockey form and age and sex are all concerns that pull the case down. The main things to watch are the first-time blinkers and the wide barrier 14 of 14 to overcome.