STAR CRUISING (10) resumes as the horse to beat, with the strongest overall profile in the selected group. Her last campaign ended with a seventh as favourite behind Volcan Baru, but her broader record is far more persuasive: three wins and five places from 13 starts, two wins and two places from six starts at this track, and Eita Inoue has won two from two on her. SAIMON PLAISIR (5) is the main race-fit danger, proven around this trip with three wins from nine starts and a win from three at this track and distance, though his recent margins leave room to sharpen. GOOD VIBES (1) drops out of B4 company after two Mombetsu sixths and gets Taichi Nagamori from barrier 1, giving him a genuine platform to improve. DANON BLOSSOM (11) has been holding form better than most, with two wins and six places from ten starts in the past 12 months, and her last-start third at this venue keeps her in the mix despite being unwanted in betting.