WIN LIBERALE (11) earns top billing after finishing fourth at this track last start, beaten a length and a half by Cocoli Hakutaku at long odds. His prior run was too poor to ignore completely, but the broader profile is stronger than most of these: one win and three places from six starts at this track and distance, plus a proven association with Junya Ishimoto. NORTH THE WORLD (2) is the main danger, coming off a fifth in the same race, beaten two and a half lengths, and his overall record of six wins and 22 places from 66 starts says he is usually competitive. SANONO GOLD (5) has recent form that reads plainly, yet the class drop, track-and-trip win and previous defeat of Win Liberale keep him firmly in calculations. CHAMPION RIBBON (4) has to sharpen from a seven-and-a-half-length fourth, but one win and two places from six starts at this track and distance give her a sound place profile with some upside back to 1600m.