COOL SKY (10) is the top pick despite finishing fifth last start, with his broader profile stronger than that bare result. He has a win and a placing from four starts at this track and distance, is race fit, and the booking of F Komaki adds further confidence. HINA DECOLLETE (3) brings the most reliable recent pattern, having won as favourite over 1230m at this track after a solid second, and her two placings from three attempts at this track and distance keep her right in the contest. ITOSHINO FURSA (6) is impossible to dismiss after winning by eight lengths at this venue, having also been beaten only a neck the start prior. COPANO JAMAICA (4) has to rebound from two fading efforts, but his track-and-distance win and excellent record with Tomohiro Yoshimura make him a genuine placing hope with some upside.