Intriguing contest. ROCCAPINA confirmed the promise of her debut with an impressive wide-margin maiden victory over track and trip in mid-June, winning unextended and with any amount in hand. The assessor was obviously taken by that performance, assigning her an opening mark of 93, but she could prove a lot better than that rating given the likelihood of further progress as a 3yo. Both LOVE SHACK and SHE'S MY CAPTAIN set a good standard and will expose any chinks in the armour of the selection. HEAR MY VOICE and STRATA complete the shortlist.