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ANDRONICUS (5) Initial appearance 2yo by Contrail for Mitsumasa Nakauchida. Jockey Yuga Kawada is a strong choice aboard. Watch the market moves. INTREPIDE (4) 2yo first starter by Gendarme for trainer Yasutoshi Ikee. Keep your eye on the market. FAUCON NOIR (10) First start at the races 2yo by Kitasan Black for trainer Yasuo Tomomichi. Watch the market moves. FAME SEEKER (2) Career debut 2yo by Saturnalia for trainer Tatsuya Yoshioka and drawn nicely. Market as guide.
Jockey: Cristian Demuro
Weight: 56kgs
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Makes his debut from barrier 1 with Cristian Demuro booked, which gives Sotokki a favourable starting point in a race of first starters. The Rey De Oro colt is out of Secret Spice, whose family includes Classified and Cardamom as winners, with Classified having scored over 2000m on debut. Koichi Shintani's debut strike rate is modest, but the trainer-sire combination has placed at 40%, so he profiles as a genuine place hope rather than a clear top pick.
Jockey: Yuichi Kitamura
Weight: 56kgs
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Debuts from a low draw with Yuichi Kitamura aboard, and Fame Seeker has enough pedigree depth to command respect. He is a half-brother to Group 2 winner Cadence Call, while Industria also gives the family black-type depth. Tatsuya Yoshioka has a 12% debut win rate and the same figure with this sire line, so although the 2000m start asks him to be professional, he has the profile to run well.
Jockey: Yusaku Kokubun
Weight: 55kgs
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Starts her career by Gold Ship out of Coup De Vent, with Realise Reve the most notable full sibling after winning four races. The family has shown some ability around 1800m to 2000m, including Realise Reve finishing fourth on debut over 2000m, but Satoshi Inoue is yet to win from 25 recent first starters. Tuuli has a workable draw, but the stable debut figures leave her with more to find.
Jockey: Kohei Matsuyama
Weight: 56kgs
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Debuts for the Y Ikee stable and that is a meaningful tick, with the yard striking at 19% with first starters and placing at 42%. Intrepide is by Gendarme out of Ablaze and gets Kohei Matsuyama, one of the leading riders at this track, from barrier 4. With 56kg and a middle draw, he has enough stable and rider support to be competitive, though the lack of exposed sibling performance keeps him in the place mix.
Jockey: Yuga Kawada
Weight: 56kgs
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Makes a very appealing debut as a Contrail colt from Andraste, and the family reference is strong through half-brother Anduril, a Listed winner who was second on debut before winning at Chukyo and Tokyo. Mitsumasa Nakauchida and Yuga Kawada are a high-class combination, while the trainer-sire figures read three wins and six placings from 16 starts. From barrier 5, Andronicus has the profile to make an immediate winning impact.
Jockey: Kyosuke Kokubun
Weight: 56kgs
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Begins for the H Miyamoto stable as a Satono Diamond colt out of Flower Drum, but the available profile is not as persuasive as several rivals. The stable has had 30 recent first starters without a win or placing, and there is no sibling performance detail to strengthen the case. Barrier 6 is fair enough, yet Flower March will have to show more than the raw stable indicators suggest.
Jockey: Fuma Matsuwaka
Weight: 56kgs
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Debuts by Bricks And Mortar from Laka and the family has produced several winners, including Kane Hula and Hula Lanakila over 2000m. That gives Derma Kuzuryu some distance background, but the Kazuya Makita debut numbers are plain, with no wins from 23 recent first starters, and the trainer-sire pairing is also winless from nine. Fuma Matsuwaka is a capable rider, but the overall profile points to improvement being required.
Jockey: Akatsuki Tomita
Weight: 56kgs
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Starts as an Orfevre colt from Harbinger Lass and there is useful depth through the family, with Meisho Kojo a debut third over 1800m at Kyoto and Meisho Omine a city winner over 2000m. Mamoru Ishibashi has placed with 33% of recent first starters, which is enough to give Meisho Irodori a base of respect. He lacks the headline black-type sibling appeal of the leading chances, but he can run a cheeky race.
Jockey: Yutaka Take
Weight: 55kgs
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Makes her debut as a Kitasan Black filly for Hidenori Take, with Yutaka Take taking his only ride of the day. Over Again half-brother Lord Vigorous won on debut and is unbeaten from two starts in the supplied sibling record, although both wins came at 1000m on dirt. The trainer-sire combination has placed 18 times from 56 starts, so while the 2000m profile is less proven, she has enough positives to rate strongly.
Jockey: Mirai Iwata
Weight: 56kgs
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Brings one of the deepest pedigrees in the race, being by Kitasan Black from Cambina and a half-brother to Group 3 winner Falconia. The family has produced multiple stakes performers, including Tosen Cambina and Tosen Ryo, while Y Tomomichi has a 15% debut win rate and an outstanding 23% strike rate with the sire combination. Barrier 10 is the main practical query, but Faucon Noir has serious winning credentials.
Jockey: Hideaki Miyuki
Weight: 56kgs
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Debuts from a wider draw but has genuine pedigree depth as a half-brother to Group 3 winner Purpur Ray, who was second on debut, and to Satono Gold, a debut winner at 1800m. The stable's general first-starter record is soft, but the trainer-sire combination is much stronger at four wins and seven placings from 16 starts. Hirono Rehope is not the safest newcomer, yet the family gives him a placing chance.
Jockey: Yoshihiro Furukawa
Weight: 56kgs
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Begins from barrier 12 as a Harbinger colt out of Ho O Princess, with Yoshihiro Furukawa aboard for T Miya. The trainer has one debut win from 20 recent first starters and the trainer-sire combination has managed two wins from 63, so the profile is more workmanlike than compelling. With no sibling performance detail to point to, Ho O Trillion has to outperform his exposed debut indicators.
Jockey: Kenji Kawamata
Weight: 56kgs
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Starts from the outside barrier for K Sasada, and that draw makes the assignment harder for a debutant over 2000m. Manhattan Morn is by Eishin Flash out of Manhattan Goddess, but the supplied family record offers little to build around, while the stable has one win and one placing from 20 recent first starters. He may develop with racing, but this looks a demanding starting point.