RED GATE (2) is the one to beat after a strong-closing third at this track, where she was beaten six and a half lengths by Velours Du Roi despite starting at big odds. Her record at this track and distance reads well, and the Funabashi sixth two runs back also had merit through the line. TENDERLY (6) resumes from three months off and brings a stronger overall profile than the latest pre-spell seventh suggests, with four wins from 20 starts and solid recent-season numbers. GOLD KID (10) is still a maiden after 29 starts, but his place record at this track and distance keeps him firmly in the argument, particularly off a recent third at this venue. MEISHO FUSO (4) has the best course-and-distance strike-rate of the quartet, though he must rebound from an eighth as a well-backed runner last time.