YAKUMO FLORA (3) gets the nod after working home evenly for third behind Itoshino Fursa at this track last start, and she brings the most appealing blend of recent form, 1400m exposure and weight relief. She has placed twice from five starts at this track and distance, which is enough substance in a field still searching for a clear winning standard. ALBATRON (8) is the obvious danger after finishing second in that same race and beating Yakumo Flora home, with two placings from four attempts at this track and distance. The concern is that he was poised to strike before tiring late, but his overall recent figures still read well. KATSU YOZAN (9) has to rebound from a plain seventh, yet his previous fourth when near the top of betting gives him some place appeal. DINO ENJU (5) has been costly in the market at her past two, but the leading jockey goes on and her earlier placing keeps her in the minor-money mix.