MATENRO HILLS (18) brings the most appealing profile among the newcomers, headed by a ¥68.2m purchase line, Yuga Kawada aboard and a family that has already produced city winners La La Banyuls and La La Alkaa. The outside barrier is a practical task, but the overall package is strong enough to make him the one to beat. ROUGE SERENO (14) also commands respect, with Cristian Demuro riding for Mikio Matsunaga and the stable showing a 48% debut place rate from the supplied figures. ARTOP (15) is another Lord Kanaloa colt with enough trainer-sire placement depth to be treated as a genuine danger despite the wide draw. T O RECORD (17) has a ¥13.2m yearling tag, Kohei Matsuyama engaged and a half sibling, Peisha Play, who was second on debut, giving him a solid platform to run well first time out.