Kyoto Race 6 - Kyoto 6r
COXCOMB (13) Racing as a debutant 2yo by Nadal for Mitsumasa Nakauchida. Watch for a sign in the market. RAIDEN (6) Career debut 2yo by Thunder Snow for trainer Ryuji Okubo. Jockey Yuga Kawada is an asset. Watch for a sign in the market. MIRACLE BAROWS (12) 2yo by New Year's Day having first start for Koichi Ishizaka. Watch early betting. DENNIS BAROWS (1) Yasutoshi Ikee 2yo by Orfevre having first race start and gets the perfect alley. Betting is the best guide.
Jockey: Katsuma Sameshima
Weight: 56kgs
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Draws the inside for his first race appearance and comes from the Y Ikee stable, which has seven wins and 15 placings from 32 debut starters. The Orfevre colt carries 56kg and has Katsuma Sameshima aboard, so there is enough professional grounding in the profile to see him running a competitive race, with a placing looking the most realistic target.
Jockey: Mirco Demuro
Weight: 56kgs
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Starts from barrier two with M Demuro booked, and that gives this Nadal colt a neat platform on debut. Shinichiro Akiyama has one win from 30 debut runners, so the stable numbers are not the main selling point, but the rider and draw both read well. With those positives in his corner, he shapes as one of the stronger winning prospects.
Jockey: Yoshihiro Furukawa
Weight: 55kgs
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Carries 55kg from barrier three and has one of the deeper pedigrees in the race, being out of Air Magdalene. Half-siblings include Air Anthem, a G3 winner, and Satono Helios, who placed in G2 and G3 races over 1800m. Tomoyasu Sakaguchi's debut record is quiet, but the family gives her a sound each-way base.
Jockey: Kohei Matsuyama
Weight: 56kgs
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Comes up with barrier four and the important booking of Kohei Matsuyama, who is a leading jockey and ranks strongly for wins at this track. The Nadal colt represents Kota Kato, whose debut runners have placed five times from 24 starts. In a race of newcomers, that combination of draw, rider and sire profile makes him the one to beat.
Jockey: Yusaku Kokubun
Weight: 56kgs
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Begins from barrier five as a Master Fencer colt out of Ultramarine, with Yusaku Kokubun riding for Teiichi Konno. The stable has one win and four placings from 25 debut runners, which gives some grounding without demanding a major upgrade. He can run honestly, but others bring stronger first-start credentials.
Jockey: Yuga Kawada
Weight: 56kgs
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Has a strong rider-stable platform for a debutant, with Yuga Kawada taking the mount for R Okubo. Kawada is both a leading and Group 1-winning jockey with a strong track profile, while Okubo has placed six of 17 debut runners. The Thunder Snow colt is drawn barrier six and looks well set up to make a serious first-start impression.
Jockey: Kanta Taguchi
Weight: 56kgs
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Has a little family support, with half-sibling Clavius fourth on debut over 1800m at this venue, but the broader profile is more measured. Kenta Fujino has yet to win with 32 debut starters and the trainer-sire combination has one win from 15. Barrier seven is workable, though he has to outperform the stable pattern to threaten the main hopes.
Jockey: Takashi Fujikake
Weight: 56kgs
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Debuts for Koichi Ishizaka from barrier eight, with Takashi Fujikake in the saddle. The Greater London colt has a half-sibling, Rashoova, who was unplaced on debut, and the stable has one win from 25 first starters. That profile leaves him with more to prove than the leading chances despite being from a yard with two runners here.
Jockey: Koji Nishizuka
Weight: 56kgs
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Has some useful family references, with full brother Taisei Dexter placed on debut over 1800m and later a city winner on dirt. The counterweight is Satoshi Inoue's debut record of no wins from 24 starters, and the trainer-sire combination is also winless from three. He has pedigree interest, but the stable numbers keep him below the main chances.
Jockey: Osuke Tayama
Weight: 55kgs
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Carries 55kg and represents Masayuki Nishimura, a Group 1-winning trainer, with a useful trainer-sire record of one win and two placings from three starters. The Japonium family has produced Storm Gale, an 1800m winner, and Globalist, a winner at this venue. Barrier 10 is not ideal, but the profile is good enough for a placing chance.
Jockey: Yuji Nakai
Weight: 56kgs
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Starts from barrier 11 for Tomoyasu Sakaguchi and is by Chuwa Wizard out of A Shin Dia. The family has produced several winners, including Lanzenreiter and Wolke Schatze, though debut results among the siblings were more mixed. With the stable's first-starter record sitting at three placings from 26, he looks more a place hope than a likely winner.
Jockey: Suguru Hamanaka
Weight: 56kgs
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Brings a tidy debut profile for Koichi Ishizaka, especially through the trainer-sire combination with New Year's Day, which has four wins and 13 placings from 27 starters. Half-brother Edward Barows was second on debut over 1600m and later won on dirt over 1800m. Barrier 12 makes it less straightforward, but the bloodlines keep him in the mix.
Jockey: Atsuya Nishimura
Weight: 56kgs
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Represents Mitsumasa Nakauchida, a Group 1-winning trainer whose debut runners have won three of 24 and placed nine times. The Nadal colt also has Atsuya Nishimura aboard, with the rider ranking well for wins at this track. A wide barrier is the main concern, but siblings Libeccio and Opera Aria give the family enough winning depth to take him seriously.
Jockey: Yuichiro Shibata
Weight: 54kgs
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Gets in with 54kg and comes from a Ryo Takahashi stable that has two wins and six placings from 20 debut runners, which is a positive enough base. The less appealing angle is the trainer-sire combination with Mind Your Biscuits, which is yet to place from six. From barrier 14, he looks to have a fair bit to overcome first time out.
Jockey: Akatsuki Tomita
Weight: 56kgs
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Debuts from barrier 15 for Takatoshi Miyaji, whose first-starter record is still searching for a winner from 26 attempts. The family has stamina through Kitasan Vulcan, a three-time winner at longer trips, but several related debut performances were plain. He may be better with experience and looks up against sharper profiles here.
Jockey: Yuji Hishida
Weight: 56kgs
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Has Yuji Hishida, a Group 1-winning jockey, booked for debut, but the broader profile is difficult to warm to. T Hatsuki has no wins or placings from 33 debut starters, and the trainer-sire combination is also yet to place from nine. From the outside barrier, he will have to lift well above those figures to trouble this field.