Tokyo City Keiba Race 4 - Race 4 - 1200
SALTUS (10) 2yo by American Pharoah having first start for trainer Hidemitsu Sakai. Gains the services of Takayuki Yano. Betting is the best guide. VINTAGE ERROR (9) 2yo by Best Warrior having initial appearance for Masahiro Fukuda. Watch betting. HEINE DESTINY (8) First start at the races 2yo by Firenze Fire for trainer Takemi Munakata. Betting is the best guide. AMANO IWATO (7) Yuuta Ebina trained 2yo by Moanin on debut. Keep your eye on the market.
Jockey: Kousuke Sakurai
Weight: 54kgs
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Drawn barrier one for her debut and comes from a family with some 1200m dirt relevance, headed by Koji Hara, who was second on debut over this trip and later won at Nakayama Dirt. Takatotoshi Takaiwa's debut figures are modest, with one placing from six runners, so the inside draw is useful rather than decisive. She profiles as a genuine place hope if she handles the first race-day test.
Jockey: Kouta Tanaka
Weight: 55kgs
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Starts from barrier two and the Nobuhiro Onodera yard has placed with two of four debut runners, which gives him some base to work from. The Snow Dragon and Win C'est La Vie pairing is less compelling on the supplied trainer-sire numbers, showing no wins from 18 starters. With stronger debut profiles elsewhere, he will have to show above-average race manners to get involved.
Jockey: Naoki Honmura
Weight: 54kgs
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Makes her debut for Takatotoshi Takaiwa and has a little family familiarity with this venue, with Eiyu Cook and Eiko Kaiser both sixth on debut over 1200m at this track. The Epicharis trainer-sire combination has placed with 9 of 25 runners, although it is still searching for a win. That points to some minor-money scope, but she looks more likely to be chasing than controlling the result.
Jockey: Shunto Ono
Weight: 52kgs
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The light 52kg impost is a positive starting point for this debutant, and barrier four gives Ono Shunt options without having to overcome an outside draw. Kazunobu Suda has placed with two of four debut runners in the supplied sample, which reads well for a first starter. By Bulldog Boss from Pawa Poke Rich, he brings enough profile strength to be treated as one of the main winning chances.
Jockey: Kanta Taniuchi
Weight: 53kgs
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Gets barrier five and 53kg for her first start, with the family offering a useful reference through Sweet Amaretto, a full sibling who was second on debut and won twice. The counter is the Yukiharu Shimada debut record, which shows no wins or placings from four in the supplied data. She has some pedigree interest, but others bring firmer stable and profile credentials.
Jockey: Shou Yoshii
Weight: 55kgs
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Begins from barrier six with Sho Yoshii aboard, and the Matera Sky trainer-sire combination has produced two placings from three runners in the supplied figures. The wider stable debut record is still winless from eight, while the family contains Triple Ai, a long-serving winner, and Tomoja Auches. He has enough background to watch, but this looks a demanding debut assignment.
Jockey: Genki Fujimoto
Weight: 55kgs
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Comes in as a debutant by Moanin with Genki Fujimoto taking the ride, and the Yuta Ebina-Moanin figures are respectable at 5 wins and 13 placings from 51. Kiichi Ded Mirror gives the family a proven winning thread with six wins, even if the debut performers listed were not immediate standouts. He has a workable enough profile to press for a placing.
Jockey: Ryuuji Tatsushiro
Weight: 55kgs
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Has a strong family pointer for this venue, with Asphodelos and Freedom both winning on debut over 1200m at this track. That is the clear positive in his profile, while Takemi Munakata's debut record sits at no wins and two placings from five in the supplied sample. The pedigree makes him interesting, but he still has to match the better-backed stable profiles first time out.
Jockey: Jouji Wada
Weight: 55kgs
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Draws barrier nine for his debut but brings an appealing local horseman profile, with Wada Joji a leading jockey and Masahiro Fukuda marked as a strong track trainer. The stable's supplied debut record is solid, with one win and seven placings from 12 starters. By Best Warrior from Via Glorious, he looks a sound top-three chance rather than one to dismiss from the wide draw.
Jockey: Takayuki Yano
Weight: 55kgs
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Makes his debut with the strongest overall profile, being by American Pharoah from Goose Lemon Drop and a half-brother to Listed winner Subrogate. Hidemitsu Sakai's debut record in the supplied sample is excellent at 4 wins and 6 placings from 10, while Takayuki Yano is a leading rider at this venue. Barrier 10 is a query, but the stable, jockey and family strength make him the one to beat.
Jockey: Ryou Fujita
Weight: 55kgs
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Starts out for Daisuke Mashima, whose debut figures are notably strong at 3 wins and 5 placings from 8 runners in the supplied data. The Sinister Minister trainer-sire combination is also a plus, showing 6 wins and 12 placings from 23. Barrier 11 asks him to do things right early, but the stable profile and breeding give him a serious winning platform.