MOSCATEL (2) sets the standard on the strength of a dominant Hanshin Dirt F Mdn win before the break, scoring by seven lengths as favourite after a solid Mdn fourth at Kokura. The eight-month absence is the obvious fitness question, but she has already won at this distance and has more upside than most of these. TIERRA REINA (8) comes through a useful fourth at this track, beaten three lengths, and her one win from two starts at this venue keeps her right in the contest. AKINO BEAUTY (13) also resumes with a strong profile after a soft Chukyo Dirt Mdn win by two and a half lengths, backed by a prior second and a reliable distance record. ARISTOCRACIA (3) has not been finishing close enough lately, yet her three placings from seven starts at this track and distance and the winning rider returning make her a legitimate improver if she finds sharper late work.