BEURRE ROUGE (7) made significant late ground last start to get up for second over 5¼f at Balaklava. Will be hard to hold out again. NOSTRYIA (1) didn't make an impact at his last run before going for a lay-off on 28/10/2023, finishing ninth and beaten 5.5 lengths over 5f at Morphettville Parks. Has switched to the David Halliday stable. Has ability and should be right in the finish. BLANC VISAGE (2) was allowed to drift back from an outside draw last time but found the line strongly to finish fourth, beaten 5 lengths, over 5f at Morphettville Parks. Solid top-three hope. MOHITE (5) was out of the money when resuming from a lay-off last start over 5½f at Ipswich, beaten 2.5 lengths after being in the firing line on the bend. Strips fitter and can feature in the finish.