Z SILVIA (8) is the horse to beat after winning an A1A2 at this track last start by a length and a half as odds-on favourite. Her broader profile is the strongest in the race, with twelve wins and four places from 19 starts at this track and distance, plus an outstanding record with F Komaki. DIA GRAF (3) brings the sharper recent pattern, having won at this venue last start as a well-supported favourite after placing the run prior, and his record at this track and distance gives him a genuine winning base. KING LEGEND (2) resumes from an eight-month break, but he was beaten only a neck at Himeji before the spell and has a strong record with Wataru Hirose back aboard. GRACE OF GOD (7) has placed at her past three runs and was second in A2 grade two starts ago, so she looks a reliable place chance if she can find a sharper finish than last start.