LUMEN LUNAE (8) earns top billing after a promising 2yo NEWCOMER debut at Hanshin, where he was odds-on and worked into the race nicely before finding Brad Barows a length and a half too strong. The move to 1800m is new, but the debut substance and Kawada booking give him a strong platform. WICKFORD (10) resumes from a three-month break after being run down late on debut at Fukushima, and his profile is strengthened by already having placed at around this distance. MEISHO JADE (3) is the proven race-fit runner, with three seconds from three starts and a nose defeat at Hanshin last time, though he has been finding one better. IPPEI (1) has placed three times from four starts and owns two placings from three attempts around 1800m, so he has a reliable place profile if he can turn consistency into a stronger closing threat.