KAFUJI CANISTEL (9) is the one to beat after taking clear benefit from his debut and finishing third at Kyoto Dirt, beaten just over four lengths. He has already placed at this distance, gets weight relief and should be at a suitable stage of the campaign third-up. LEGAME FORTE (1) was near the top of an open market on debut at Kyoto and finished fifth in a NEWCOMER, so he has enough quality to improve sharply despite coming back to an untried 1800m. PRIMERA ESTRELLA (4) brings the most exposed place consistency, with two placings from four tries around this distance and a stronger closing effort when third to Mars Eclair last start. ECORO WALD (5) resumes after a Sapporo Dirt placing and has shown enough in two runs to be treated as a genuine minor-winning threat if ready to produce fresh.