

CRESCENTIA (13) gets the nod as the strongest debut profile, with Drefong on the sire line and Ryusei Sakai booked for Katsunori Tanaka. The wide barrier is a point to manage, but she still looks the filly with the clearest winning case. HIMEHAKKA (1) draws ideally and has Kohei Matsuyama aboard for a Ryo Terashima yard whose first-starters have placed 11 times from 29 runners. PEPTIDE CATTLEYA (4) has a softer draw than the top pick and the Nadal breeding gives her enough appeal to be treated as a genuine danger. GYONISO (6) brings the same Drefong influence as Crescentia, carries 53kg and represents the Naosuke Sugai stable, whose debut record of three wins and seven placings from 24 starters reads well for this assignment.