PATIENT SIEN (2) is the clear starting point after a dominant 3yo+ Allow win at Hanshin Dirt, where he was sent out favourite and put six lengths on Penna Veloce. His record at this track and distance is strong, and that last-start authority gives him the most compelling winning profile. MERCANTOUR (13) brings the classiest three-year-old form, having placed in the G3 Leopard Stakes and run second in the G3 Unicorn Stakes at this venue, with a perfect top-three record from five starts. TAGANO BABYLON (5) is the immediate threat after a close second in the Listed BSN Sho as favourite and has the distance credentials to press hard again. MOKKU MOKKU (1) has to rebound from an eighth at Kokura Dirt, but his track-and-distance record and past 12-month consistency keep him right in the winning mix.