On August 25th, during a turf trial at Conghua over 1000m (sections recorded as 6-1-2), the horse was bumped at the start but maintained a steady pace towards the finish. This is his seasonal debut following an unremarkable barrier trial. Another trial on the straight showed limited improvement. For this race, he benefits from a five-pound weight reduction but has drawn a poor barrier requiring a backmarker strategy. While his finishing kick wasn't strong enough in his last run, having shown previous form over this distance and recording good sectionals with other horses in the same group, he’s expected to be an outsider capable of causing an upset.