Kyoto Race 5 - Kyoto 5r
AULD REEKIE (2) Debutant 2yo by Epiphaneia for trainer Yuichi Fukunaga and gets a favourable alley. Jockey Yuga Kawada adds value. Watch the market moves. ERGOSPHERE (8) Mitsumasa Nakauchida 2yo runner on debut by Baaeed. Watch the market moves. MALKIA (1) Initial appearance 2yo by Kizuna for trainer Kodai Hasegawa and has drawn the rails. Keep your eye on the market. JUNE FAMILIE (3) 2yo first starter sired by Corniche for trainer Hidenori Take. Respect the betting.
Jockey: Mirco Demuro
Weight: 55kgs
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Draws the inside for her first race start and gets M Demuro, a Group 1-winning jockey, in the saddle. She is by Kizuna from Feodora and represents Kodai Hasegawa, whose debut runners show 3 wins and 6 placings from 30 starters. That gives her some grounding, but she has to produce above the stable's usual first-up strike to trouble the main chances.
Jockey: Yuga Kawada
Weight: 56kgs
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Profiles as the clear debut benchmark for Yuichi Fukunaga, whose first-starter record reads 5 wins and 13 placings from 23 runners. The Epiphaneia colt has barrier 2 and Yuga Kawada, a Group 1-winning jockey with strong Kyoto credentials, to help him execute professionally. In a race built around new horses, that stable-and-rider profile gives him the strongest winning platform.
Jockey: Kohei Matsuyama
Weight: 55kgs
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Comes to the races as a USA-bred filly by Corniche from Easy Living, and the family offers a useful pointer through half-sibling Pachu Volvio, who won on debut over 1400m at Palermo. Kohei Matsuyama is a strong booking and barrier 3 gives her every chance to be tractable early. Hidenori Take's debut strike is modest, so a placing looks the more measured expectation.
Jockey: Fuma Matsuwaka
Weight: 56kgs
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Starts from barrier 4 for Kenta Fujino and has Fuma Matsuwaka, a Group 1-winning jockey, taking the ride. The Efforia colt is out of Satono Onyx and carries the standard 56kg, so there is enough in the profile to rate him one of the better hopes. The trainer's debut figures are quiet, but this runner still shapes as the most credible danger to the top pick.
Jockey: Katsuma Sameshima
Weight: 56kgs
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Begins from barrier 5 for Taiki Chaki, who has had 1 win and 4 placings from 27 debut runners. The Mr Melody colt is out of God Dancing and has Katsuma Sameshima booked, but he does not bring the same stable or rider pointers as the leading chances. He would have to show more than the profile suggests to win on debut.
Jockey: Osuke Tayama
Weight: 55kgs
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Represents Kunihiko Watanabe, a Group 1-winning trainer with a sound first-starter record of 5 wins and 10 placings from 30 debut runners. He is by Bricks And Mortar from L'oeuf Or and gets in with 55kg from barrier 6. The stable profile is the positive, though others have stronger rider and draw combinations for this first assignment.
Jockey: Koji Nishizuka
Weight: 55kgs
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Has her first start for Tsutomu Ogata from barrier 7, with Koji Nishizuka booked at 55kg. The Salios filly is out of Ruellia (Jpn), but the trainer's debut record of 0 wins and 4 placings from 32 starters sets a cautious tone. She will have to outperform that background to make a serious impression against stronger debut profiles.
Jockey: Atsuya Nishimura
Weight: 56kgs
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Steps out for Mitsumasa Nakauchida, a Group 1-winning trainer with a strong track profile and 3 wins plus 9 placings from 24 debut runners. The Baaeed colt has Atsuya Nishimura aboard, another Group 1-winning rider, although barrier 8 asks him to do things right. His stable base is strong enough to keep him in the placing mix.