BANKER'S RISING (6) gets the nod despite recent defeats because his best form is tied closely to these conditions, with a win at this track and distance and two recent Class 4 efforts that read well enough for a CL0-2W. He was fourth to Superior Sixty One two starts back, then sixth to Strategise last start, and the class drop gives him the right platform to improve. HUDD HAWK (7) resumes from a long break after closing last preparation with a half-length second to Firepop at Nowra, having travelled well in running, and that near miss makes him a genuine danger if he brings that form across. CONGRATULATEBANKER (4) has been placed at his past two in Class 3 company at this venue and has the most reliable recent pattern of the main hopes. PERFECT SERDANG (1) is unbeaten in two runs this campaign at Perak, including a Class 5 win as a well-supported favourite, and his current winning habit keeps him firmly in the mix.