Kochi Race 1 - Race 1 - 1300
PALMGREN (3) Hokko Tarumae 2yo having first race start for Shinji Kudou. Jockey Taichi Nagamori is a strong choice aboard. Watch betting. FLOWER HOPE S (5) 2yo first starter by Nihonpiro Ours for trainer Yuuji Uchikoshi. Respect the betting. JOSHO ALLEZ (4) Initial appearance 2yo by Matera Sky for Masamitsu Saika. Watch the betting. IKEIKE SHINSHA (2) Debutant 2yo by Beach Patrol for Shinji Beppu and will try to take advantage of the barrier. Watch the market moves.
Jockey: Shouji Nishimori
Weight: 55kgs
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Debuts from barrier one for S Beppu and carries 55kg, so she at least gets a favourable starting point. The stable has produced two winners and five placings from 10 debut runners, while the Aludra family includes multiple winners such as Ortho Slugger and Silver Mirage. The trainer-sire record with Talismanic is modest, though, and she looks to have a bit to find against the stronger profiles.
Jockey: Yuuta Gouma
Weight: 55kgs
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Makes her debut for S Beppu from barrier two and has enough family depth to be treated as a genuine placing chance. Country Victor, a full sibling from the same stable, was fourth on debut over 1300m at Kochi, while Rise Zone also won races as a Beach Patrol sibling. The stable's debut record is solid rather than dominant, so she profiles as a sound minor hope with scope to run well.
Jockey: Taichi Nagamori
Weight: 55kgs
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Debuts with the strongest overall profile, combining the Shinji Kudo stable, Taichi Nagamori and a proven Hokko Tarumae cross. Kudo has three wins and seven placings from 13 debut runners, while the stable-sire combination has produced 20 winners from 67 starters. With winning full siblings in Soy Jaguar and Miranka, she has the right credentials to make a winning start.
Jockey: Takuya Okamura
Weight: 56kgs
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Steps out for Masamitsu Sakai, whose debut figures are strong with two wins and six placings from seven starters. The pedigree has some substance through Josho Taiga and Josho Genie, both winners, and barrier four is workable. The concern is that the listed sibling debut efforts were only fair, so he will have to show above that family pattern to trouble the main hopes.
Jockey: Eita Inoue
Weight: 56kgs
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Debuts for Yuji Uchikoshi, the leading track trainer, and that stable profile gives him clear respect. Uchikoshi has won with three of five recent debut runners and placed four, while half-brother Flower King S won first time out over 1400m at Ohi. The trainer-sire pairing is yet to strike from limited attempts, but his paper case still puts him among the principal dangers.