TOYOSAKAE (8) has the clearest winning profile after scoring by three lengths at this track as favourite, and his record of three wins and two placings from seven starts gives him the most reliable recent body of work. He is already proven at this track and distance, which is a major advantage in a race with several runners carrying distance or current-form questions. RAISE KAISER (4) was only beaten two lengths at this venue last start and strips fitter second-up, with prior 1400m winning form keeping him right in the contest. SATOMINO KIRARI (6) is better suited back to 1400m and reunites with Takeshi Yokoyama, a partnership that has produced two wins from six starts. RESORT ISLAND (11) has not won at this trip, but his sixth at Kyoto over 1600m was sound enough and he is third-up with enough overall profile to be a genuine danger.