PROVEN SOUL is ready to win after two good 2nds. Her only win so far was here 1300m. PRINCESS MESS' form is good. 61.5kg is the challenge here. She's been leading. Wondered if she might sit off them here. MISS ELLANEOUS wasn't far away in a handy BM64 3yo race at Swan Hill. Take away the unusual Flemington fail and OUR JUSTIFY has been very good in her short career. The big weight is her new challenge. MARINE EMPRESS resumes and races short of 1500m for the first time. She's run top-2 every time so she can't be ignored from a soft draw. PINOT FOR MIKE ran well in a race like this last time from wide draw. DANE ON TOUR won a BM70 1300m fresh last prep when ridden for luck from a wide draw. If the 4th emergency SOMETHINGSOSTRONG makes the field then she's just about first pick. She was unlucky 1st up then good in one of the stronger class 1 races you'll see.