WIDE BLIZZARD (1) sets the standard off his Listed ONUMA STAKES win at Hakodate Dirt, where he led and beat Revontulet by four lengths. He resumes from five months away, but the 1700m profile is well established and his Listed record gives him the clearest class credential among the main chances. SLAZAK (6) is the danger with the sharper recent grounding, having been second at Kyoto Dirt two runs back before a sound seventh at Tokyo Dirt, beaten just under four lengths. GALE RIDER (13) brings a different profile: lightly raced, four wins from ten starts and already successful at this track, though the first try around 1700m is the key question. SHIN BELIEVE (5) has to rebound from a plain Kanazawa run, but his Chukyo Dirt ALLOW win two back and stronger 1700m record keep him firmly in the winning mix.