DANON RAINIER (1) returns from a spell. Finished second at this track and distance at her only appearance last prep ten weeks ago. Goes well at this journey with four wins and two placings from nine starts and should be hard to stop. HANACHIRUSATO (2) is a model of consistency with top-three finishes at her last nine starts, most recently finishing second over 1500m at this track. Hard to knock and is a winning hope again. DRAKE (10) made it back-to-back wins when successful last start over 1400m at Morioka Dirt, getting home by 0.8 lengths. Tackling a deeper field this time but he is up to the task. NOBLE PLATINA (4) turned in a fine effort to win by 0.8 lengths at today's track and distance last start in a much improved run. Steps up a level but he is worth serious consideration.