Racing and Sports Mdn Plate

This is the field's quickest recent time figure at 5.4 lengths a km under the track average, and it has placed in both career starts. It was placed last start, beaten 1L, so recent form, late speed and recent speed all support it. The main concern is the class move, so watch whether it can carry its recent form up a level.

Class and trial form are the main reasons this horse rates, and it is placed first-up with a 1 from 2 record, which suggests it runs well fresh. The concerns are a fresh record and fitness after a break, so it is a question of whether it has been brought back sharp enough. Watch how it handles its first race back and whether the trial form carries over.

The case is held back by recent form, class and age and sex, which are all flagged as concerns, so this horse has to prove it belongs at this level. The main positive is the draw, with a soft run from barrier 1 that could help it settle. Watch whether it can turn that trip advantage into a genuine finishing effort, because the form and class concerns are the bigger issue.

Its eye-catching barrier trial, finishing 3rd beaten 1.5L, is the main positive, and the Danielle Seib/Tyler Schiller combination is striking 30% above expectation over the last 100. It is also drawn to get a soft run from barrier 2. The main thing to watch is that it is a first run back from a spell with no first-up record yet.

This is a second entry for The Weapon in the input; see the entry above.

Rishaka does not have a standout speed figure or strong rating driver, so the read is mainly about its unknowns. It is coming off a spell and has no first-up record yet. Trainer C J Waller is in form, riding 31% above expectation across the last 100 runners, which gives some support. Watch the first run back, since that is the main unknown.

Class, experience, jockey form and late speed are all positives here, with in-form jockey Tommy Berry riding 38% above expectation across the last 100 rides. The horse is trying blinkers for the first time, which is a sharpening change that could help or unsettle it. It has to overcome a wide barrier 8 of 9, which is the main thing to watch.