Funabashi Race 3 - Race 3 - 1000
WILL MAKE IT (7) Initial appearance 2yo by Mr Melody for trainer Masakazu Kawashima. Watch for a sign in the market. TOMI FACE (6) 2yo by Chuwa Wizard having initial appearance for Yasuhide Yoneya. Watch the market. ALPHA NOIR (8) 2yo by Lani having first start for trainer Masato Hayashi. Follow the money. RHEIA FOUNTAIN (9) 2yo by Talismanic racing as a debutant for trainer Noboru Tamai. Respect the betting.
Jockey: Norifumi Mikamoto
Weight: 55kgs
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Debuts from barrier 1 for Yasuto Mori, whose first-starter record of 2 wins and 6 placings from 8 runners reads well for this sort of race. Norifumi Mikamoto also brings strong track credentials, and the Best Warrior colt has a half-sibling in Yuyu Prism who won later in her career. With the draw and stable profile in his favour, he has the right shape to start his career strongly.
Jockey: Kentarou Usui
Weight: 54kgs
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Makes her debut from a kind draw, but the stable's first-starter record is still building, with 0 wins and 1 placing from 3 runners. There is some family encouragement through Una, a 6-time winner who won on debut at Sonoda over 820m, though the trainer-sire combination sits at 2 wins from 29. Others bring stronger debut credentials on paper.
Jockey: Hibiki Oki
Weight: 52kgs
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Lines up for his first start with only 52kg, which is a clear help for a two-year-old on debut. The family has substance, with full sibling Noble Treasure a 3-time winner and half-brother Kepler a 13-time winner who also won first time out. Shigenori Ito's debut figures are quieter, but the pedigree and light weight keep him in the each-way mix.
Jockey: Norihiko Nozawa
Weight: 54kgs
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Begins from barrier 4 for Satoshi Saito, whose debut runners have produced 1 win and 5 placings from 11 starts. The trainer-sire combination with American Patriot is also respectable at 4 wins from 24, and half-sibling Balance The Books was fourth on debut over this course and distance. She has enough grounding in the profile to be competitive for a placing.
Jockey: Kenji Okamura
Weight: 55kgs
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Starts his career from barrier 5 for Katsuo Ishii, with Kenji Okamura taking the ride. The family has produced several winners, including Peptide Soleil, Peptide Akeboshi and Peptide Sunrise, all successful on debut, so the bloodline offers encouragement. Even so, he is assessed below the main debut profiles here and will have to show early quality.
Jockey: Akira Harita
Weight: 54kgs
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Debuts for Yasuhide Yoneya and has a useful family pattern for this assignment. Mari Face won first time out at Funabashi over 1200m, Livi Face won on debut at Funabashi over 1000m, and Face The One was second here at 1000m on debut. The stable's small debut sample has produced 2 placings from 2 runners, giving her genuine place claims.
Jockey: Masashige Honda
Weight: 54kgs
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Comes to the races for the powerful Masakazu Kawashima and Masashige Honda combination, with both top-ranked for wins at this track. The stable's debut record is strong at 4 wins and 12 placings from 15 runners, and the Mr Melody pairing has won 12 from 29. With full sibling Make Sense already a 4-time winner, she stands out as a serious winning chance.
Jockey: Tatsuya Yamaguchi
Weight: 55kgs
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Steps out for Masato Hayashi, who has a useful 2 wins and 9 placings from 12 first-starter attempts. That gives him some debut credibility, but the Lani trainer-sire combination is yet to win from 16 starts and there is less family evidence to lean on than several rivals. He would have to exceed that profile to threaten the leading chances.
Jockey: Ryou Kosugi
Weight: 54kgs
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Makes her debut from the outside barrier for Noboru Tamai and Ryo Kosugi. The Talismanic trainer-sire combination has produced 2 wins and 5 placings from 11 runners, which is a fair reference point, but the stable has only a small debut sample and no stronger family markers are supplied. She will have to show more than the profile suggests.