Experienced colt whose form and experience will stand him in good stead here, especially from a favourable starting position. Finished 6th in back-to-back Vincennes appearances recently, the latest (2175m) on 13 December - beware!

Complicated colt disqualified in his last 4 starts, including 3 consecutive recent Vincennes appearances - the latest on 28 December over 2100m. Others preferred

Delicate trotter with undeniable means - seldom far from a fault, though usually acquits himself competitively when remaining wise. Disqualified in consecutive recent starts (latest at this venue on 13 December), all or nothing

Tricky customer but not devoid of ability - won here over 2200m last month so shouldn't be hastily condemned for a subsequent failure (disqualification) on 28 December, especially with all 4 shoes removed for the first time. Beware

Promising trotter with undeniable means and scope for improvement - won 3 of his 4 starts before faulting behind the autostart in a 2100m event here on 7 December. Deserves another chance and is taken to set the record straight

Unreliable colt at fault in 2 of his last 3 starts, the latest on this course over 2100m on 28 December. For another day

Experienced colt with sound references/form credentials, albeit at a lower level. Didn't go unnoticed when finishing 10th in a course-and-distance event on 18 December after a 3-month absence - open to improvement racing unshod

Experienced colt with sound references at this level, albeit without success (12-start maiden). Didn't go unnoticed when finishing 6th over 2100m at this venue on 28 December

Unexposed colt with undeniable means and room for improvement - shouldn't be hastily condemned for his failure (12th) in a 2850m Group III here on 1 December. Respected with all 4 shoes removed for the first time

Tricky customer undeniable means and sound references/form credentials but seldom far from a fault. Disqualified in consecutive recent starts here (latest on 18 December) but respected with Eric Raffin engaged and shoes removed

Regaining momentum after a 5-month absence and finished a reassuring 4th here on 28 December over 2100m. More needed

Complicated colt disqualified in 4 of his last 5 starts, including consecutive recent outings at this venue - the latest on 28 December over 2100m. Question of wisdom

Delicate but undeniably capable trotter with sound references/form credentials - never finished worse than 4th in his 6 completed races (10 appearances). Shouldn't be hastily condemned for his disqualification here on 28 December

Weakened late after an unfavourable trip to finish unplaced (8th) in a course-and-distance event on 18 December but is better than that performance suggests. Could make amends with all 4 shoes removed for the first time - keep safe

Progressive trotter with consistent form references/credentials, including a last-start 2nd at this venue over 2175m on 13 December. Not taken lightly