FRUITS BABY (7) is the one to beat after winning a C1 at this track last start, scoring by a length from Fine Hime and extending comfortably when near the top of an open market. Her record at this track and distance is the strongest profile in the race, with two wins and two placings from four attempts. KING OF STORM (8) brings reliable recent form, having placed at his past two starts, and the third to Piko Reve two runs back reads well for this grade. ECORO ZELDA (9) was beaten only a neck as a dominant odds-on favourite last start after winning a C1 the run prior, so she remains a genuine winning hope despite that narrow defeat. SAMMARU FORCE (4) resumes with a useful overall record, a prior win at this track and distance, and a strong association with Soichi Kato, but his plain final run before the break keeps him in the place mix rather than higher.