Kyoto Race 5 - Kyoto 5r
SCINTILLER LUEUR (2) earns top billing on debut, with the Orfevre filly drawn low and backed by a Mikio Matsunaga debut record of three wins and 10 placings from 23 starters. Atsuya Nishimura adds further confidence, and the profile is clean enough to make her the one to beat. REIGN IN THE SKY (6) has the deeper staying family, being by Contrail from Dilga, with Libyan Glass a multiple G2 placegetter and In The Moment a winner at 1800m at this venue. Yuichi Kitamura is a strong booking and she looks the main danger. HO O BEAST (4) brings sale-ring depth, a Contrail pedigree and a proven sibling in Joyful News, who has placed at G3 and Listed level. ECORO LINDO (5) is by Bricks And Mortar from a family with winners from 1600m to 2400m, and the Naosuke Sugai stable record with debutants gives her a sound place profile.
Jockey: Manami Nagashima
Weight: 54kgs
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Makes his race debut from barrier one with 54kg, which gives him a practical starting point for a first public outing. He is by Mind Your Biscuits from Durazzo, but the stable's recent debut figures are modest at one win from 23 starters. The draw helps him begin in the right part of the track, though he looks to be meeting several debutants with stronger exposed background indicators.
Jockey: Atsuya Nishimura
Weight: 55kgs
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Debuts with a strong professional profile, being an Orfevre filly from the Mikio Matsunaga stable and drawn neatly in barrier two. The trainer has three wins and 10 placings from 23 recent debut starters, while Atsuya Nishimura is a Group 1-winning jockey with four rides on the card. With the low draw and reliable debut-stable figures in her favour, she sets up as the one to beat.
Jockey: Kenichi Ikezoe
Weight: 56kgs
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Starts his career with respected names around him, being by Gold Ship and partnered by Group 1-winning rider K Ikezoe. The query is the debut output from the K Nakatake stable, with no wins and two placings from 28 recent first starters. He has enough pedigree interest to watch, but the figures point to a debut where he may have to improve sharply on expectation.
Jockey: Ryuusei Sakai
Weight: 56kgs
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Arrives with plenty of depth on paper, having made JPN ¥242,000,000 at the 2024 Select Sale Foals and being by Contrail from Joy Nikita. Half-sibling Joyful News won four races and placed in both G3 and Listed company, including over 1800m. The Yahagi and Ryusei Sakai combination adds further substance, giving him a genuine chance to run well on debut.
Jockey: Katsuma Sameshima
Weight: 55kgs
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Steps out for Naosuke Sugai, whose recent debut record of three wins and seven placings from 24 starters reads soundly. She is by Bricks And Mortar from Soulful Voice, with city-winning relatives including Ame Blanche and Madre Voice across a range of distances. The profile is more solid than spectacular, but it is good enough to put her in the minor-money discussion.
Jockey: Yuichi Kitamura
Weight: 55kgs
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Makes her debut with one of the better pedigree pages in the race, being by Contrail from Dilga and related to Libyan Glass, a multiple G2 placegetter, as well as In The Moment, a winner at 1800m at this venue. Yuichi Kitamura is a notable booking and the trainer-sire pairing has placed nine of 31. She has the background to make a serious first-up statement.
Jockey: Akatsuki Tomita
Weight: 56kgs
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Begins from barrier seven for Kodai Hasegawa and is by Danon Premium from Soulful Heart. The trainer has had three winners from 29 recent debut starters, which keeps some respect in the profile, but the immediate family gives only modest support, with half-sibling Quiet Zero winless from 25 starts. He looks one who will have to outperform the page to trouble the main chances.
Jockey: Haruhiko Kawasu
Weight: 55kgs
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Debuts from a wider draw as a Bricks And Mortar filly from Maple Flavor. There is some family substance through Soul Flavor and Monza Flavor, both multiple winners, and Hiroki Kawashima's debut runners have placed eight times from 25. Even so, her overall profile sits below the key chances, so she appeals more as a minor prospect if she begins cleanly.
Jockey: Kohei Matsuyama
Weight: 56kgs
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Comes through the 2025 Select Sale Yearlings at JPN ¥132,000,000 and is by Kitasan Black from Magny Cours, with the family already producing Magical Fairy and Century Bond. Magical Fairy won on debut over 1800m, while Century Bond placed first time out over 2000m, which is encouraging. The outside draw tempers the winning case, but he has enough background to run a competitive race.