NIHONNO YOAKEZEYO (14) has the most appealing recent profile, having placed on debut at Nakayama before a sound fourth at Tokyo, both times beaten three and a half lengths. He is third-up, carries only 52kg and already has a placing from his sole try around 1200m, which gives him the right platform to break through. BAKUSO SHACHO (7) is the proven 1200m commodity, placed three times from three attempts at the trip, and his third at Kyoto came after a G3 Chukyo Nisai Stakes run that adds depth to his form. MEDJE GRACE (5) resumes after being run down late on debut at Niigata, beaten a length, and that single piece of 1200m form reads well for a maiden of this shape. LIFE IS ART (2) resumes after four months and has the best distance profile of the quartet, placed once from two tries around 1200m, with her sharper Sapporo run two back giving her a genuine winning case if she returns in that order.