SISTEMA SOLAR (14) is the horse to beat after going under by only a long neck as an odds-on favourite at Hanshin Dirt, with that effort backed by a Kokura Dirt win and an excellent overall profile of two wins and five placings from eight starts. TENTER DE VIVRE (7) has been costly as favourite at his past two, but the margins have still been sound and the return to around 1800m suits on his distance record. OTSUKA (9) brings the strongest class reference, finishing fifth in the G3 Leopard Stakes after winning well at Kokura Dirt, so he has genuine upside back in this company. SHOW DANCER (10) resumed with a solid fourth behind Gian Barows, has already won at this track and distance, and his record with Yusaku Kokubun keeps him in the winning mix.