The slight problem could be track conditions - Te Rapa was yesterday rated a Slow (8), but significant rain is forecast for tonight and overnight, clearing at daybreak.
If that is accurate, the Te Rapa footing is likely to head towards a heavy rating.
Miss Mossman has yet to win in nine starts on slow or heavy surfaces, but that could be misleading. For her second in the Rotorua Cup, the track could not have been heavier, certainly much worse than Te Rapa can ever get.
Ethical and Peacefuleasyfeelin are not going to be worried if track conditions worsen.
Ethical relishes the worst of winter tracks and has the grit to last a decent fight as she showed when she finished hard late to press Intransigent in the Kiwifruit Cup at Tauranga last start.
The High Chaparral mare stays on the same 53kg weighting from that race and Intransigent goes up to 55.5kg, a significant rise.
Kentucky Son and Galaktika have great form on paper, but both are coming off form in R65 and R75, considerably easier grades than they face here.
It took Peacefuleasyfeelin a while to confirm his early promise, but his latest form is impressive. He is a previous winner on this track and on 53.5kg poses a real threat.
Course specialist Spin Doctor gets another Te Rapa opportunity in the sprint, the $40,000 Modern Transport Engineering 1200.
Stable apprentice Alyssa Schwerin will take Spin Doctor's weight down 3kg to a winnable 58.5kg, the weight he carried successfully at Ruakaka last start off a 1kg higher minimum.
This is a hugely competitive race with chances from top to bottom.
Close Up on the 53kg minimum is under-rated. He has won two of his three career fresh runs and will be having his first start since early March.
Barbaric has not raced since April, but also goes well when fresh and had a recent barrier trial win at Avondale. He is a three-time Te Rapa winner.
Flower Bomb and Aaja Nachle are capable sprinters and Guevara is the upsetter.
