Kyoto Race 5 - Kyoto 5r
MIRACLE MINA KURU (5) Racing as a debutant 2yo by Silver State for Naosuke Sugai. Jockey Yuga Kawada is a strong choice aboard. Market as guide. DANON DESTINY (6) 2yo runner on debut by Kitasan Black for Mitsumasa Nakauchida. Keep your eye on the market. TRES VAINQUEUR (4) Initial race appearance 2yo by Suave Richard for trainer Yasushi Shono. Watch early betting. ECLAIR COMING (8) 2yo by Drefong having initial appearance for Keiji Yoshimura. Keep your eye on the market.
Jockey: Kanta Taguchi
Weight: 56kgs
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Drawn barrier 1 for his first race start, this Satono Diamond colt gets a practical introduction for Shinya Kobayashi. The stable has had one debut winner from 21 recent starters, while the trainer-sire combination has placed three times from eight. With Kanta Taguchi riding and the inside draw in his favour, he profiles as a place chance rather than a clear top pick.
Jockey: Fuma Matsuwaka
Weight: 55kgs
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Begins from barrier 2 with Fuma Matsuwaka taking the ride, so the draw is no disadvantage for this Henry Barows filly. The family has produced winners, including God Treasure and Aerts Raising, but H Miyamoto's debut figures are plain from the supplied sample. She will have to outperform the stable pattern to trouble the stronger profiles.
Jockey: Kohei Matsuyama
Weight: 56kgs
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Makes his debut with one of the stronger profiles in the race, being by Kitasan Black for Haruki Sugiyama and drawn well in barrier 3. Sugiyama is a leading trainer at this track, Kohei Matsuyama is one of the leading jockeys here, and the trainer-sire combination has produced eight wins and 20 placings from 60 starts. That gives him the most rounded winning case.
Jockey: Yutaka Take
Weight: 56kgs
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Starts his career from barrier 4 for Y Shono, with Yutaka Take a notable booking. The Suave Richard colt has a deep family page for this type of race, with Tres Saphir a Tokyo 1800m city winner and several siblings showing some debut form. He lacks the headline profile of the main chances, but there is enough breeding depth to give him a genuine place hope.
Jockey: Yuga Kawada
Weight: 56kgs
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Comes to the races as a ¥66m purchase, and the set-up is strong enough to command respect. Naosuke Sugai prepares this Silver State colt, Yuga Kawada takes the ride, and the trainer-sire combination has returned 12 wins from 62 starts with a 32% place rate. Barrier 5 is workable, and his profile puts him firmly among the winning chances.
Jockey: Cristian Demuro
Weight: 56kgs
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Debuts as a ¥330m yearling purchase for Mitsumasa Nakauchida, and there is plenty of substance behind the price tag. The Kitasan Black cross with this trainer has produced six wins from 18 starts and a 72% place rate, while his siblings include 2000m and staying winners such as Mikki Canvas and Sagarmatha. He looks a serious danger on profile.
Jockey: Katsuma Sameshima
Weight: 56kgs
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First starter by Lord Kanaloa from Angelic Ray, with barrier 7 and Katsuma Sameshima booked. The family has produced winners, including Envelope, Lord Lightning and Lord Ballon D'Or, but Yasuyuki Tsujino's debut strike-rate is yet to show a win from the supplied 28-start sample. He has background merit, though others have sharper first-up credentials.
Jockey: Ryuusei Sakai
Weight: 56kgs
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Introduced from barrier 8 for Keiji Yoshimura, with Ryusei Sakai taking the mount. The Drefong colt does not bring the same sibling evidence as some rivals, but both trainer and jockey have Group 1-winning credentials, and the trainer-sire pairing has already produced a winner from 14 starts. That is enough to keep him in the minor-money discussion.
Jockey: Akatsuki Tomita
Weight: 56kgs
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Begins from barrier 9 for K Sasada, with Akatsuki Tomita riding. The Satono Crown colt has a couple of related debut references, including Rouge Sharapova finishing fourth at Kyoto Dirt, but the trainer-sire combination sits at one win from 36 starts in the supplied data. He has to show more than the numbers suggest to be prominent.
Jockey: Hideaki Miyuki
Weight: 56kgs
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Debuts as a ¥17.6m yearling purchase by Caravaggio, with H Miyuki booked for Shogo Hatabata. The sale-ring point gives some interest, but the stable debut sample shows no wins or placings from 31 starters, and barrier 10 does not make the task any easier. He appeals more as a watch-and-learn runner at this stage.
Jockey: Takuma Ogino
Weight: 56kgs
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Starts from the outside barrier for R Okubo, with Takuma Ogino taking the ride. The Eishin Flash colt has some family race experience behind him, including A Shin Doppler and A Shin Gengen as winners, and the stable has placed five of 17 debut runners in the supplied sample. Barrier 11 makes the first assignment demanding, so a minor placing would be a sound result.