LOVE IN ACTION (3) earns top billing after a sound second at Kyoto Dirt, beaten just over a length by Rouge Ballon, and she had also been narrowly beaten into third at Chukyo Dirt the run prior. Her record at around 1700m is the important separator: one win and one placing from two starts at this distance, with Katsuma Sameshima back aboard. REVOLUCION (12) is the main danger on consistency, having been beaten a neck by Your Felicity two starts ago before another placing at Niigata Dirt, and his proven track-and-trip profile keeps him right in the contest. METIERS D'ART (11) has not finished the job at her past two, but three placings from four starts around 1700m and a strong good-track record give her a credible turnaround case. TARTAROS (7) brings consecutive placings and is race fit third-up, though he has to convert his steady place record into a sharper winning performance.