RIPENING (2) earns top billing after returning with a dominant three-length win at this track over 1400m, where he was sent out favourite and maintained a clear margin. His broader profile is strong, with four wins and six places from eleven starts at this venue, and the record at 1200m says the distance is no issue. JEWEL HOUSE (3) resumes after four months and has to be treated as a major danger on placement, even though her latest ALLOW runs at Kokura and Tokyo Dirt were plain and she was unwanted in betting. The trainer change adds interest, and she has a 1200m win in the book. MEISHO AKIKAZE (6) beat Fulgurite last start at this track, winning by just over a length, and her track-and-distance record gives that form line substance. FULGURITE (5) has finished second at his past two starts, was favourite when beaten by Meisho Akikaze, and has enough recent consistency to keep pressing for a placing or better if he finds a sharper winning edge.