Kyoto Race 5 - Kyoto 5r
Jockey: Fuma Matsuwaka
Weight: 56kgs
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Debuts from barrier 1 for Osamu Hirata with Fuma Matsuwaka booked, so the draw gives him every chance to begin his career cleanly. The family has produced winners, including Lord Challenge and Meiner Goal, while Sol Aube was a debut winner and later a city winner on dirt. Hirata's debut record in the supplied sample is quiet, though, so he has to show more than the profile suggests to trouble the better-credentialed newcomers.
Jockey: Kenichi Ikezoe
Weight: 55kgs
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Begins from a low draw for Hiroyuki Uemura, who ranks highly for wins at this track and has a solid debut record with five wins and 14 placings from 32 starters. The Drefong-Uemura combination is also productive, striking at 20% with a 41% place rate. With K Ikezoe aboard and 55kg, she profiles as a genuine place chance, even if a few rivals have stronger pedigree depth.
Jockey: Akihide Tsumura
Weight: 56kgs
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Makes his first appearance from barrier 3 and has a pedigree that gives him some appeal over this sort of trip. Nishino Souvenir is the key sibling reference, with a G3 placing in THE EPSOM CUP and city wins at 1600m. Koichi Shintani's debut figures are more measured, but the draw and family depth are enough to keep him in the mix for a minor cheque.
Jockey: Hideaki Miyuki
Weight: 55kgs
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Starts her career for N Yoshida with H Miyuki taking the ride, and there is some family reference through Cosmo Farblos, a city winner who ran fourth on debut at Chukyo. The Benbatl trainer-sire sample is small but has produced one win from four starts. Still, the broader debut record is only two wins and two placings from 21, so she will have to outperform the basic profile.
Jockey: Osuke Tayama
Weight: 55kgs
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Opens his career as a Saturnalia colt from Sound Chiara, with full sibling Sound Connect a three-time winner. Kunihiko Watanabe's debut record is sound enough at five wins and 10 placings from 29 starters, and the 1500m to 1700m sibling range offers some relevance. He has breeding interest, but the race contains stronger first-start signals and he may need this experience.
Jockey: Tom Marquand
Weight: 55kgs
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Has one of the stronger pedigree profiles in the race, being a full sister to G2 winner William Barows and from a family that also includes Listed-placed Roland Barows. Takashi Saito is the top-ranked trainer for wins at this track, and the Mikki Isle combination has produced nine wins and 18 placings from 40 starts. With Tom Marquand aboard, she is a strong winning chance on debut.
Jockey: Christophe Lemaire
Weight: 56kgs
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Debuts for Y Tomomichi with Christophe Lemaire aboard, and that rider booking is a major pointer with Lemaire winning 20% or more of his rides at this track. The stable's debut record shows three wins and 11 placings from 25 starters, while the Kingman blood adds international quality. He lacks sibling evidence in the supplied profile, but the jockey-stable strength makes him a leading hope.
Jockey: Norihiro Yokoyama
Weight: 55kgs
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Begins for M Kon with N Yokoyama taking the ride, and the stable has returned two wins and four placings from 19 debut runners in the supplied sample. Illumina G T adds a useful family note after placing on debut over 1800m at Hanshin, while the Suave Richard trainer-sire record is respectable. She looks a sound place hope if she handles race pressure first time out.
Jockey: Yutaka Take
Weight: 56kgs
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Starts out with Yutaka Take booked, and the family gives him more substance than many first starters here. Full sibling Smart Tempest has won four races, while Smart Amber won five and has multiple city wins over 1400m. Keiji Yoshimura's debut figures are quiet in the sample, but the bloodlines and rider engagement support a strong showing at his first start.
Jockey: Keisuke Dazai
Weight: 56kgs
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Makes his debut for Mamoru Ishibashi from barrier 10, with Keisuke Dazai booked for his only ride listed today. The trainer has one win and seven placings from 23 debut starters in the supplied record, which gives him some place-base context. There is little family performance detail to lean on, however, so he must show above the available profile to be a factor.
Jockey: Mirai Iwata
Weight: 56kgs
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Carries a deep pedigree page as a half brother to G1 winner Pixie Knight, with Feengrotten also adding high-grade family form. Yuichi Fukunaga's debut figures are excellent, with six wins and 15 placings from 25 starters, and Mirai Iwata is the top-ranked jockey for wins at this track. The family has produced debut winners at 1600m, so he has a genuine winning profile.
Jockey: Yuichi Kitamura
Weight: 56kgs
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Debuts from barrier 12 for Shinya Kobayashi, with Yuichi Kitamura giving him a capable track rider. The family includes Leo Empress, a debut winner at Fukushima, and Catch A Fire, who placed at first asking. Those are useful pointers, but the trainer's debut record is one win and three placings from 22, so he looks more a rough place hope than a leading threat.
Jockey: Suguru Hamanaka
Weight: 55kgs
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Starts from a middle-to-wide draw for Kazuya Makita, whose supplied debut record shows no wins and two placings from 23 starters. Half sibling Namura Stella has won once but finished well back on debut, leaving limited immediate family encouragement. S Hamanaka adds experience in the saddle, yet she will have to improve sharply on the profile to trouble the main contenders.
Jockey: Yuji Tannai
Weight: 56kgs
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Begins from barrier 14 for Takatoshi Miyaji with Yuji Tannai aboard. Full sibling Water Le Seul has won once, while Water Adele remains winless from eight starts, so the family evidence is mixed. Miyaji's debut record in the sample is one win and six placings from 25 starters. He has some grounding to work with, but the outside draw and overall profile make this a testing first assignment.
Jockey: Seinosuke Yoshimura
Weight: 55kgs
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Debuts from a wide draw but has a few encouraging first-start references. Narino Emblem and Boy Hunter both won on debut, while Emblem Code was second first time out over 1600m at Tokyo. Akishi Higashida's Real Impact record is two wins from five starts in the supplied sample, and Seinosuke Yoshimura ranks well at this track. She can make a place impact with a professional beginning.
Jockey: Yuji Hishida
Weight: 56kgs
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Makes his debut as a Siskin colt from Star Facet, with Yuji Hishida riding for I Okada. The stable's debut record is one win and four placings from 22 starters, and the immediate sibling debut results are plain through Hai Ragione and On The Jupiter. Barrier 16 asks him to do things right early, but the rider-trainer experience gives him some chance to run into a minor placing.
Jockey: Haruhiko Kawasu
Weight: 56kgs
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Starts from barrier 17 for Shinichiro Akiyama, whose debut record in the supplied sample is winless from 32 runners. The Rulership trainer-sire combination is also without a win from 11 starts, though the family includes Kurino William, a six-time winner, and Selloum, who placed on debut. He has some family resilience, but this looks a steep task at the first time of asking.
Jockey: Kohei Matsuyama
Weight: 56kgs
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Debuts with the strongest overall blend of rider, pedigree and stable-sire evidence. Kohei Matsuyama is one of the leading jockeys at this track, and the Kizuna-Koichi Tsunoda combination has produced 16 wins and 54 placings from 150 starters. The outside barrier is the obvious complication, but Bright Angel placed on debut for the same trainer and this colt has the right profile to overcome it.