1

Paradias

Yet to win at this trip, mostly competing over shorter. Best effort this season came when responding well to pressure to win a Sandown handicap in June.

2

Wootton’sun

Running consistently well this season despite some rises to his handicap rating. He won a valuable Haydock handicap in July, and a brave second at Ascot this month.

3

Zanndabad

Best form when trained in France came on slow ground. Likely to improve from his run at The Curragh in May.

4

Educator

His two wins have come over shorter than this, but he was only just beaten at Kempton over 2399m two starts back. Has had a break since failing to improve on that last time.

5

Mr Curiosity

His third and latest win came over 2409m in July when he launched a powerful challenge from off the speed to win a soft-ground handicap at Ripon. A big gelding who would appreciate a strong pace.

6

Marhaba The Champ

First attempt at this trip, but he did win on his only start at this track when beating 12 rivals here in May. Two starts since have been less good.

7

Savvy Knight

Led for some of the trip when winning a handicap over 2399m at Kempton in June. Only narrowly failed to win a Newcastle handicap under a big weight last time.

8

Toshizou

Faded in the closing stages on his first try at similar trip, at Haydock last time. So he has something to prove here.

9

Bague d’Or

Absent for over a year but has a good record after a break. In very good form when last seen, winning at Ascot and then just beaten 1L at Goodwood. Strong on stamina so a hot pace would help.

10

Capital Theory

His four career wins have come over lesser trips than this. May have needed his first start for 91 days at Newmarket last time.

11

Balance Play

Looks to be learning fast and has now won his last two starts, and especially impressive when winning at Goodwood last time, comfortably too strong for his rivals in a well-contested event.

12

Dark Moon Rising

Plenty of York experience, including success over 2371m here last time, strong at the finish then. A 4lb rise still gives him winning possibilities here.

13

Ravenscraig Castle

Without a win in his last 16 starts but quite a few good placed efforts mean that he still remains quite high in the weights. A win here would come as a surprise.

14

Legendary Day

A thorough stayer who tends to compete over longer trips than this nowadays. Won a soft-ground 3200m handicap at Ripon in April, but mostly less good since.

15

Intinso

This lightly raced colt appears to have a bit of class judging by his close third in an Ascot handicap over 2392m this month. Likely to be open to plenty of improvement.