GAZELEY (8) is the one to beat after resuming with a head second to Happy Smile at this venue, a clear return to the competitive form hinted at when beaten only a length and a half by Shamz two runs ago. He has won around 1650m and gets another chance to turn that narrow miss into a win. AKERMANIS GOLD (3) is the obvious danger after scoring by a length from Shooting To Top at this track first-up, with that result confirming his liking for both the venue and the distance. CASA ROCHESTER (4) has not been winning, but his recent margins are sound for this level and Zac Purton taking over gives him a strong platform to improve on the seventh behind Akermanis Gold. SURE JOYFUL (10) is an older gelding with a modest win rate, yet his fresh third behind Akermanis Gold was good enough to put him firmly in the minor-money discussion again.