GARAKU (9) sets the standard after a solid second at this track last start, when beaten two and a half lengths by Bear Akkochan, and her overall record at this venue gives the form extra weight. She has placed twice from three starts around 1400m and has been reliably competitive without always converting. INUBONO ASAHI (11) is the main danger on profile, resuming from a ten-month spell with one win and one place from three starts, including a comfortable F Mdn win at this track before her latest ALLOW failure. LAETUS (3) keeps finding the line, coming from an unlikely position for fourth here after a similarly encouraging sixth at Nakayama, and the return of a winning rider is a genuine plus. SUPER GIRL (4) was beaten just under a length first-up at this venue, carries 51kg again and has the track-and-distance grounding to turn that close-up form into another strong showing.