INSIDE EDGE (1) is the one to beat after placing at both starts, first running second at this venue in a NEWCOMER before finishing third at Niigata when a prohibitive odds-on favourite. That latest defeat leaves a small reservation, but the consistency, barrier 1 and Christophe Lemaire booking give her a strong platform. JULIA (13) resumes from a five-month break after being run down late for third on debut at this track, and her one-start profile still has upside. MI HERMOSA (3) has the talent to rebound if she reproduces her debut second at this venue, though her Kokura failure before the break was plain. SCHNEEBALLEN (2) has more race experience than the other main hopes and has placed twice with Takuya Kowata, but her last two sixths mean she has to find a sharper finish than she showed when beaten four and a half lengths here last start.