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WIN VANGUARD (10) Initial appearance for trainer Haruki Sugiyama. Watch early betting. POSITIVE RENSA (12) First start at the races 2yo by Al Ain for Shogo Yasuda. Watch for a sign in the market. RASGUEADO (17) 2yo first starter sired by Poetic Flare for Kodai Hasegawa. Betting is the best guide. SILVANICUS (8) Racing as a debutant 2yo by Silver State for trainer Shinsuke Hashiguchi. Betting is the best guide.
Jockey: Yoshihito Nagaoka
Weight: 56kgs
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Draws barrier one for his first race start and has a useful family base through Revolt Raider, with Sayono Trader, Wiseman Heart and Wild Trader all listed as city winners. The stable's debut record is modest at 1 win from 32 starters, so the inside draw is the main practical advantage. Profiles as a place hope if he begins cleanly and uses that position.
Jockey: Yuji Hishida
Weight: 56kgs
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Begins from barrier two with Yuji Hishida aboard, and the family has produced useful winners including Great Canberra and Kafuji Violeta. Aqua Mars and Fort Boyard give the page some city-winning depth, while Mitsunori Makiura has 1 win and 4 placings from 23 debut runners. That profile gives him a genuine minor-placing chance rather than a clear winning edge.
Jockey: Akatsuki Tomita
Weight: 56kgs
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Starts from barrier three for Mamoru Ishibashi, whose debut runners have returned 1 win and 7 placings from 21 starters. The same stable handled half-sibling Meisho Hitakami, who was seventh on debut at Kyoto, and the trainer-sire combination is yet to place from four runners. He has enough stable context to be competitive for a minor cheque, but others have stronger profiles.
Jockey: Toshiki Akiyama
Weight: 56kgs
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Comes to the races as a ¥14.3m yearling purchase and begins from barrier four for T Miya. The pedigree has produced Vent Sacre and Deep Kinds, while the sibling distance range up to 1600m ties in neatly with this assignment. The stable has 1 win from 20 debut starters, so the sale-ring profile is the standout angle, leaving him as a measured place chance.
Jockey: Koji Nishizuka
Weight: 55kgs
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Debuts for Tomoyasu Sakaguchi from barrier five, with a deep family that includes Pure Soldier, Mozu Sniper, Floral Peace and Shigeru Hombucho as multiple winners. The dam line has produced city winners from 1600m right out to staying trips, although the stable has 0 wins from 27 debut starters. She can run well enough to be in the minor-money discussion.
Jockey: Seinosuke Yoshimura
Weight: 56kgs
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Has Seinosuke Yoshimura aboard, a rider ranked sixth for track wins, and that is a positive starting point for this first starter. The immediate family is light but Edono Jet did run second on debut at Urawa, while Teiichi Konno has 1 win and 4 placings from 28 debut runners. He shapes as a sound place chance if professional first time out.
Jockey: Katsuma Sameshima
Weight: 56kgs
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Brings one of the better stable debut patterns among the outsiders, with Akishi Higashida recording 2 wins and 10 placings from 26 first starters. The family has produced durable winners such as Magma, King Luau and Tokyo Tough Guy, with city success at longer trips. Barrier seven is workable, and the overall profile reads as a genuine place chance.
Jockey: Osuke Tayama
Weight: 55kgs
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Starts for Shinsuke Hashiguchi, whose general debut record is sound, and the Silver State pairing has also produced winners for the stable. The reservation is that the immediate family has done most of its work around shorter trips, with the sibling range listed from 1200m to 1400m. He has some stable merit, but will have to show enough at the mile to trouble the stronger profiles.
Jockey: Nana Kawaharada
Weight: 51kgs
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Carries only 51kg on debut and that weight edge is a clear asset for a two-year-old filly. She represents the Group 1-winning K Sasada stable, with Nana Kawaharada taking the ride, and is by Fusaichi Seven from Miss Aquarius. The family page is lighter than some rivals, but the low weight gives her a strong platform to run prominently among the main chances.
Jockey: Atsuya Nishimura
Weight: 56kgs
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Begins for Haruki Sugiyama, one of the leading trainers at this track, and that is the strongest debut signal in the race. The stable has 5 wins and 16 placings from 42 first starters, while Atsuya Nishimura is a Group 1-winning jockey and ranks well locally. By Baaeed from Fahan Mura, he has the right stable-and-rider profile to take beating at his first appearance.
Jockey: Keisuke Dazai
Weight: 56kgs
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Starts from barrier 11 for Mamoru Ishibashi, whose debut runners do place regularly enough to give some base. The dam has produced Diamo Minoru and Shine Monolith, but the listed debut efforts from the immediate family were well down the order. With stronger stable and pedigree angles elsewhere, he will have to outperform the family debut pattern to be a serious factor.
Jockey: Arata Saitou
Weight: 56kgs
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Represents the Shogo Yasuda stable, a Group 1-winning yard with 2 wins and 8 placings from 31 debut starters. By Al Ain from Buena El Dorado, he lacks the sibling references that some rivals bring, but the stable profile is strong enough to keep him high in calculations. From barrier 12 he still presents as a major winning chance if he handles race pressure.
Jockey: Haruki Wada
Weight: 52kgs
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Debuts by Contrail from Rhone Glacier and carries only 52kg, which gives her an important weight advantage against most of the field. Hidenori Take has 2 wins from 36 debut runners, and while the trainer-sire pairing is yet to place from five, the pedigree and light impost keep her firmly in the winning discussion. She is a genuine danger with normal improvement through the run.
Jockey: Kanta Taguchi
Weight: 55kgs
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Comes from the Keiji Yoshimura yard, which ranks inside the top ten for track wins, and the Isla Bonita stable-sire numbers are strong at 9 wins and 24 placings from 61 runners. The concern is the stable's 0 from 24 debut record, which makes it hard to push her above the main hopes first time out. She has pedigree depth, but the debut task looks demanding.
Jockey: Shota Kato
Weight: 55kgs
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Makes her first start for Y Shono from barrier 15, with Shota Kato booked. The stable has a respectable 3 wins and 7 placings from 29 debut runners, but the immediate page is thin, with half-sibling Coca Bomb Shot unplaced from seven starts and ninth on debut. She will have to show more early quality than the family evidence points to.
Jockey: Kenichi Ikezoe
Weight: 55kgs
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Has K Ikezoe aboard, a Group 1-winning jockey, and the family includes Entrapment, who won on debut at Nakayama Dirt, plus several other multiple winners. Against that, Tomoyasu Sakaguchi's debut record stands at 0 wins from 27 starters, which keeps the assessment guarded. She has enough pedigree to run better than her rank, but others are preferred for the win.
Jockey: Yuichi Kitamura
Weight: 56kgs
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Gets Yuichi Kitamura, one of the leading jockeys at this track, and that booking gives this colt a strong debut angle. Kodai Hasegawa has 4 wins and 7 placings from 30 first starters, while the family has produced Baila Noche, Solea, Sardana and Cantaor as winners. The wide barrier asks for professionalism, but he has enough quality markers to rate a serious chance.