Fukushima Race 5 - Fukushima 5r
ECORO LADY (5) Mitsunori Makiura trained 2yo by Maurice on debut. Market as guide. HOT IT'S YOU (7) 2yo runner on debut by Hot Rod Charlie for trainer Takashi Suzuki. Watch the betting. LOVE PANDA (11) 2yo by Gold Ship racing as a debutant for trainer Shintarou Suzuki. Market as guide. REVE D'PREMIERE (3) 2yo debutant sired by World Premiere for trainer Hisashi Shimizu. Watch the market.
Jockey: Kazuki Kikuzawa
Weight: 56kgs
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Draws the inside for his first race start and is by Gold Ship out of Quest For Wonder. Yoichi Kuroiwa has had 3 wins and 7 placings from 28 debut runners, while the family has produced city winners Chelsea and Windermere on dirt. The debut performers in the family have been more steady than sharp, so the draw helps but he profiles more as a place hope than a dominant winning case.
Jockey: Takuma Ito
Weight: 56kgs
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Begins from barrier 2 for Toru Hayashi, a Group 1-winning trainer whose debut runners have placed 9 times from 23 starters. The Maurice colt has a clean profile without much family evidence supplied, so the stable record and low draw are the main positives. He has enough to be competitive on debut, though a strong winning case is less obvious than a few others.
Jockey: Akatsuki Tomita
Weight: 56kgs
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Steps out for Hisashi Shimizu, whose 45 debut runners have produced 4 wins and 11 placings. The World Premiere colt is out of Reve De Kanaloa, with ManaiaKalani fifth on debut over 2000m at Nakayama among the family references. Barrier 3 gives him a tidy starting point and he has enough pedigree context to be treated as a realistic minor hope.
Jockey: Daichi Shibata
Weight: 56kgs
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Makes his debut with one of the stronger stable profiles in the race, with Takayuki Kato holding 6 wins from 31 first starters. The Gold Ship colt also links to a useful trainer-sire record of 5 wins and 14 placings from 41 runners, and Daichi Shibata brings Group 1-winning experience. From barrier 4, he has the right credentials to make an immediate impact.
Jockey: Katsuma Sameshima
Weight: 55kgs
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Debuts as a Maurice filly from the Mitsunori Makiura stable and has a useful trainer-sire profile, with 3 wins and 6 placings from 24 runners by Maurice. The stable's overall debut numbers are more modest, but barrier 5 and the 55kg impost give her a straightforward enough introduction. She rates as a strong chance if she brings that sire-line record to race day.
Jockey: Nana Kawaharada
Weight: 52kgs
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Starts his career with only 52kg, which is the clearest advantage in his profile. Issei Murata's debut record is 3 wins from 33 starters, while the Henry Barows pairing has a notably high place return from a small sample. His dam has produced plenty of winners, including Crimson Meteor and Minato Minaito, but he still has to show enough at 2000m to trouble the better-fancied newcomers.
Jockey: Miku Kobayashi
Weight: 54kgs
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Comes to the races by Hot Rod Charlie out of Sammaru Retreat, with Takashi Suzuki having 4 wins and 7 placings from 27 debut starters. The family offers some race experience through Gambare Bear and Renovatio, and both were competitive early in their careers. Barrier 7 is workable, so he can make a fair debut and holds minor claims if he handles the 2000m task.
Jockey: Manami Nagashima
Weight: 53kgs
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Makes her first appearance for Fuminmasa Takahashi, whose debut numbers are light at 0 wins and 1 placing from 24 starters. By Satono Crown out of Wonder Believe, she has siblings Grass El Faro and Grass Vision with winning records, and Grass El Faro did win over 1600m at Ohi. Those family positives help, but the stable profile leaves her with ground to make up.
Jockey: Hiroki Matsumoto
Weight: 56kgs
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Begins from barrier 9 by Fierement out of Ark Royal, with Birkenhead a notable sibling reference after winning at Fukushima over 2600m. Birkenhead was also fourth on debut over 1800m at Tokyo, giving this colt some family support for a middle-distance start. The trainer's debut record is only 1 win from 33 starters, so he looks more a place chance than a leading pick.
Jockey: Fukamichi Ishigami
Weight: 54kgs
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Debuts for Ryo Takei, whose first starters have placed 12 times from 24 runners, a strong 50% place rate. The Kitasan Black colt carries 54kg and has a Group 1-winning trainer behind him, which are worthwhile positives in a race of newcomers. Barrier 10 is not as kind as some, but the stable pattern gives him a credible place profile on debut.
Jockey: Seina Imamura
Weight: 53kgs
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Starts out as a Gold Ship filly from a deep Love Caerna family, with Metropolis, Bold Spartan and Loveca Moon among the city-winning relations. Metropolis won on debut over 1800m at Chukyo Dirt, while Bold Caerna was fifth first time out over 2000m at Nakayama. The Shintaro Suzuki debut record is plain, but the pedigree keeps her in the place mix.
Jockey: Ryuto Yokoyama
Weight: 56kgs
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Makes his debut for Takeshi Horiuchi, whose 36 first starters have produced 3 wins and 10 placings. By Roger Barows out of Granatrot, he has less sibling depth than some key rivals, but the stable debut return is sound and Ryuto Yokoyama has a decent book of rides today. Barrier 12 is a small query, though his overall profile keeps him firmly in the winning discussion.
Jockey: Daito Ozawa
Weight: 56kgs
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Carries the clearest pedigree highlight, being a Fierement colt out of Concaran and a half brother to Listed winner Battle Born. That sibling won the Listed Metropolitan Stakes over 2400m and was second in the Listed Shirafuji Stakes over 2000m, which points strongly to this sort of trip. The trainer debut figures are modest, but the family quality makes him a serious winning hope.
Jockey: Yutaka Yoshida
Weight: 55kgs
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Opens her career from barrier 14 for Takuya Matsuo, whose debut runners have returned 2 wins and 4 placings from 15 starters. The Drefong filly also gets Group 1-winning rider Y Yoshida, which adds experience to the set-up. The wider draw makes her task less straightforward, but the stable record is good enough to give her an each-way profile on debut.
Jockey: Kazuma Harada
Weight: 55kgs
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Debuts from a wide draw for Yusuke Wada, whose first-starter figures sit at 1 win and 2 placings from 29 runners. The family has produced plenty of winners, including Nana Lutea, Messer Meister and Storm Zone, while Powerful Bond was second on debut over 1800m at Chukyo Dirt. There is ability in the bloodline, but the stable profile and barrier make this a tougher starting point.
Jockey: Junji Shimada
Weight: 56kgs
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Starts from the outside gate for Shigenobu Isaka, whose debut record stands at 3 wins and 4 placings from 22 starters. By Makahiki out of Eclair Satori, he carries 56kg and has a straightforward but relatively plain profile compared with the leading newcomers. The stable can ready one for debut, though the draw makes a top-three finish the more realistic aim.