JP - Kawasaki - Race 3

PURE CHROME (5) looks the right horse to beat on his placing at this track two starts ago, when second to Kastanie and beaten only half a length after finishing strongly. His Nakayama Dirt run over 1 ?m last time was plain, but the class drop and return to a race where his local placing reads well give him the strongest winning case. PASSION ROSA (3) was beaten a long way first-up, yet she made late ground and now stays at a light weight, so she has scope to be more competitive second-up. ROUGE NOVA (2) resumes for a new stable after a Nagoya third behind Meiner Mont Blanc and has already won and placed at this distance, which keeps her firmly in the mix despite the break. TROPICAL BREEZE (8) was disappointing when well found first-up, but her debut fourth at this venue gives her a place profile if she rebounds sharply.