Kyoto Race 4 - Kyoto 4r
ZARAFET (15) Contrail 2yo having first start for Koichi Ishizaka. Jockey Yuga Kawada is a bonus. Watch for a sign in the market. MARGOT VIM (4) First time at the races 2yo by Drefong for Shinya Kobayashi. More confidence with Ryuusei Sakai guiding the horse. Betting is the best guide. SNARK GAUGUIN (7) Initial race appearance 2yo by Four Wheel Drive for trainer Teiichi Konno. Betting is the best guide. BLEU ET NOIR (1) 2yo by Mikki Isle first starter for trainer Tomoyuki Umeda and has a nice advantage with a good draw. Respect the betting.
Jockey: Yasunari Iwata
Weight: 55kgs
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Starts from barrier one for T Umeda with Y Iwata booked, and the family gives her a little substance for this first assignment. Anegohada and Towani both placed at Group level around 1200m to 1400m, while Little Clever placed on debut at Kyoto Dirt. The stable debut figures are modest, but the pedigree keeps her in the place mix.
Jockey: Yusuke Hara
Weight: 56kgs
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Debuts from a good draw for Takafumi Aoki, and the trainer-sire combination with Thunder Snow has produced four wins and 11 placings from 24 starters. That is the clearest positive in a profile without exposed race form. The family has shown some early placement ability, so he profiles as a realistic first-four and place hope.
Jockey: Hideaki Miyuki
Weight: 55kgs
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Opens her career from barrier three with H Miyuki taking the ride, and Tamio Hamada has had good results with this sire line, winning twice and placing four times from seven. Litsea, a same-trainer sibling, was fourth on debut at Kyoto Dirt over 1200m, while Blitz Along placed first time out. That gives her each-way interest.
Jockey: Ryuusei Sakai
Weight: 56kgs
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Makes his debut with several of the right markers, notably barrier four, Ryusei Sakai aboard and a Drefong pedigree suited to dirt racing. Shinya Kobayashi has two debut wins from 21 starters, and half-brother Never Look Back has already won twice after placing fifth on debut over 1400m. This is a clean profile for a leading winning chance.
Jockey: Takuma Ogino
Weight: 56kgs
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Begins from barrier five for Shinichiro Akiyama, but the profile is more reserved than a few of the main hopes. The trainer has one debut winner from 32 starters, and the Mr Melody combination is still chasing a win from eight runners. With half-brother Couronne Sien unplaced on debut, he will have to show more than the bare profile suggests.
Jockey: Akihide Tsumura
Weight: 56kgs
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Has a Group 1-winning trainer in M Honda and a Group 1-winning jockey in Akihide Tsumura, which gives the debut some professional grounding. The family has produced Seiun Powerful, a 1400m Tokyo winner, but the stable's recent debut sample shows no wins from 21 starters. Others bring stronger first-start indicators.
Jockey: Kohei Matsuyama
Weight: 56kgs
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Presents as one of the more credible debutants, with Kohei Matsuyama booked and a position among the leading track riders. The dam has already produced Satomino Angel, a three-time dirt winner from 1700m to 1800m, and the Four Wheel Drive line gives him a sharp enough profile for 1400m. He has a strong winning case.
Jockey: Fuma Matsuwaka
Weight: 55kgs
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Begins for K Kozaki with Fuma Matsuwaka aboard and brings a neat enough pedigree through Isla Bonita out of Smart Colza. Smart Laster has won three races, while Smart Saviour was fourth on debut, so the family has shown some early competence. She may lack the stronger rider profile of the top few, but still rates a live chance.
Jockey: Shota Kato
Weight: 55kgs
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Comes from the Y Shono stable, which has an 11% debut strike rate and a 25% place rate from the supplied sample. The pedigree is deep, headed by Vanyar, a multiple Group-placed dirt performer, and several same-trainer siblings add familiarity for the camp. She is drawn wider than ideal but has genuine place credentials.
Jockey: Keisuke Dazai
Weight: 55kgs
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Starts from barrier 10 for Mamoru Ishibashi, and the stable has managed five debut placings from 19 starters despite no wins in that sample. The one supplied trainer-sire runner by Salios placed, which is a small positive. With little family depth listed, she shapes more as a minor hope than a leading win prospect.
Jockey: Yamato Tsunoda
Weight: 56kgs
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Debuts from barrier 11 for Hirofumi Shii, whose stable has placed seven of 27 debut runners in the supplied figures. The Silver State combination has also produced 12 placings from 26, and Queen's Day gives the family some 1200m to 1400m strength. Even so, he sits behind the main debut profiles.
Jockey: Haruhiko Kawasu
Weight: 56kgs
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Has a productive family, with full-brother Zagara a four-time winner who placed second on debut and Fascinosa a debut winner over 1400m. That is offset by T Hatsuki's first-start figures of one placing from 33 in the supplied sample. Barrier 12 adds another small hurdle, so he will have to lift above the stable trend.
Jockey: Manabu Sakai
Weight: 56kgs
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Starts from a wide draw but does have Hiroki Kawashima, a trainer ranked third for track wins, and Manabu Sakai aboard. The stable has placed eight of 25 debut runners, which gives him some base, while Zendain Sky supplies a dirt-winning family link. The outside draw and softer sibling debut record leave him with work to do.
Jockey: Osuke Tayama
Weight: 54kgs
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Carries 54kg and is by Sinister Minister, with the H Miyamoto-sire combination showing seven wins from 59 runners. The family has depth through Ganken, Nasa, Notte Luna and Amamitsutuki, several of them same-trainer siblings, though the stable's debut record is winless in the sample. She still profiles as a place chance.
Jockey: Yuga Kawada
Weight: 55kgs
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Debuts with Yuga Kawada in the saddle, and that is a major positive for a filly starting from a wide draw. The Koichi Ishizaka-Contrail combination has placed five of 12 runners, while full-brother Sunrise Rema has already won and was also trained by this camp. She has enough quality in the profile to be a strong contender.
Jockey: Kenichi Ikezoe
Weight: 55kgs
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Has K Ikezoe aboard and a family highlight through Thank You Yuga, a G3 runner-up and three-time winner. The concern is the stable profile, with Shogo Hatabata winless and placeless from 32 debut starters in the supplied sample, while the sire combination is also yet to place. She must outperform the numbers.