Kyoto Race 6 - Kyoto 6r
YOKOHAMA BLUES (11) 2yo debutant by Flight Line for trainer Mitsumasa Nakauchida. Yuga Kawada rates highly aboard. Follow the money. STANISLAS (8) 2yo by Kitasan Black having first race appearance for trainer Yoshito Yahagi. Watch the market moves. CHAMPION RING (10) First appearance at the races 2yo by Nadal for trainer Naoyuki Morita. Watch early betting. SHONAN BARAMON (4) 2yo by Saturnalia racing as a debutant for Naosuke Sugai. Follow the money.
Jockey: Kohei Matsuyama
Weight: 56kgs
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Draws the inside for his debut and gets Kohei Matsuyama, the top-ranked jockey for wins at this track, which gives this colt a clear race-day asset. By Sinister Minister from Eternal Life, he has one half-sibling winner in Y S Chocolat, who was fourth at Kasamatsu on debut. The trainer's newcomer numbers are modest, but barrier 1 and the rider booking keep him high among the chances.
Jockey: Manabu Sakai
Weight: 56kgs
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Begins from barrier 2 with Manabu Sakai aboard, and that gives this Gold Dream colt a practical starting point first time to the races. Katsuharu Tanaka has 2 wins and 6 placings from 28 debut starters, while half-sibling Feminin Sienne has already won a race. The profile is sound enough for a competitive debut, though a place looks the more measured expectation.
Jockey: Fuma Matsuwaka
Weight: 56kgs
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Comes from a productive Far Beyond family, with winners including Pyrogen, Through The Limits, Zodiac Reve and Smoke Flavor. The Akishi Higashida debut record is also respectable, with 10 placings from 27 starters, and barrier 3 is no disadvantage. The depth of the family keeps him in the mix, but he sits behind the sharper profiles on debut.
Jockey: Mirai Iwata
Weight: 56kgs
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Starts from barrier 4 for Naosuke Sugai, whose debut record of 3 wins from 26 starters is solid in this context. The booking of Mirai Iwata, one of the leading jockeys at this track, adds further confidence, and the Saturnalia colt has enough stable and rider strength to be treated as a serious player on debut.
Jockey: Kanta Taguchi
Weight: 56kgs
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Has barrier 5 for his first raceday appearance and comes from a family with some winning substance, including Tomoe Jo and Hakodate Memory. The debut indicators are more reserved, with I Okada having 1 win from 21 newcomer starters and Tomoe Jo well held on debut over 1800m at Kyoto. He may improve with racing and must show more than the stronger profiles here.
Jockey: Yuji Hishida
Weight: 56kgs
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Debuts for K Kozaki with Yuji Hishida aboard, and the family has produced several winners headed by Baby Step and Carte Baby. The stable's newcomer record is modest, with 1 win from 25 starters, and the sibling debut results are mixed across a broad distance range. He has background depth, but this looks a demanding starting point against better-credentialed first starters.
Jockey: Haruhiko Kawasu
Weight: 56kgs
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Has one of the more relevant dirt families in the race, with Tagano Elu and Tagano Animacion both city winners around this sort of trip at Kyoto Dirt. The Majestic Warrior colt draws barrier 7 and represents a stable with a quieter debut record, so the family line is the key positive. That keeps him in the place conversation if he handles the first outing.
Jockey: Ryuusei Sakai
Weight: 56kgs
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Carries a strong debut profile for Y Yahagi, whose pairing with Kitasan Black has produced 6 wins and 15 placings from 53 starts. Out of G1 winner Marche Lorraine, he also has a half-sibling in Marche Bonheur who was fourth on debut at Hanshin Dirt for the same trainer. Barrier 8 asks him to do things properly, but the pedigree and stable record make him a major chance.
Jockey: Katsuma Sameshima
Weight: 56kgs
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Starts from barrier 9 for Kazuya Makita, and the trainer-sire combination with Espoir City has been productive with 4 wins and 13 placings from 30 starters. That is the main positive, offset by a quieter overall debut record from the stable. The pedigree has some race winners without a standout debut flag, so he shapes as a place chance with upside.
Jockey: Hideaki Miyuki
Weight: 56kgs
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Makes his first appearance by Nadal from Sans Toi Mamie, with H Miyuki taking the ride from barrier 10. Naoyuki Morita's overall debut record is light, but the trainer-sire figures are stronger, showing 9 placings from 22 starters. That support keeps him in the each-way discussion, though he has to overcome a wider draw against some well-bred rivals.
Jockey: Yuga Kawada
Weight: 56kgs
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Brings the strongest overall profile on debut as a USA-bred Flightline colt from True Feelings. The family has genuine black-type depth, with Feeling Mischief a Listed winner and Royal Act second in the G3 Robert B. Lewis S. Barrier 11 is the only clear query, but Yuga Kawada is a leading track rider and the Nakauchida stable has a 31% debut place rate, making him the horse to beat.