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Mombetsu Race 9 - Race 9 - 1800

NISHIKEN BOB (5) is a 18-time winner who has been at the top of his game of late, scoring by 0.8 lengths last time out over 1700m at this track. Races well here and is a major contender. KEIAI PURPLE (2) pushed forward last time and boxed on to finish one length away in second over 2000m at this track. Perfectly placed to play a major role. HOWZIT (1) returned from a spell two weeks ago when he was fourth over 1700m at this track. Fitter and sure to run well. BLITZ FANG (4) was safely held when resuming last start over 1700m at this track, finishing seventh. Should do much better with that run under the belt.

Race Time:10:10 AM

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Track:Good

Weather:N/A

Prize Money:$0.00

Distance:1800m

Howzit (1)x21x60x8x4

Trainer: Junji Tanaka (Japan)12 mths 12: 3-1-1

Jockey: Yuuji Iwahashi

Weight: 57kgs

6 yo Bay H

Sire: DECLARATION OF WAR (USA)

Dam: HAWAIIAN ROSE (JPN)

Stats

Prize Money$440,925.00

Avg $$36,743.75

Win %25.00%

Place %41.67%

Career12: 3-1-1

Track1: 0-0-0

Distance4: 0-0-0

Tr / Dist0: 0-0-0

1st Up5: 0-1-0

2nd Up3: 1-0-0

Firm1: 0-0-0

Good9: 3-1-1

Soft1: 0-0-0

Heavy0: 0-0-0

Synthetic0: 0-0-0

Comments

Racing second-up today. Last start 4th of 7 at this track on July 1 over 1700m, 6 len behind S'il Te Plait carrying 56kg at $16.10. At only start last preparation 8th of 14 at Hakodate on July 7 2024 over 1800m, 4.5 len behind Kiminonawa Maria with 58.0kg at $18.90. Improver with winning prospects.

Last Starts 13 days since last start

Place	Date	Days	Class	Prize	Track	Dist.	Cnd.	Jockey	Weight	Race Time	In Run	Gate	Result	Margin	Starting Price
4/7	01/07/2026	724	A1 3U	$29,159.00	Monbetsu	1700m	Fast	Yuji Iwahashi	56kg	1:50.10	2-1-4	3	1. S'il Te Plait 2. Brave Amore 3. D S Yell	6.8L	$16.10
8/14	07/07/2024	98	ALLOW 3U	$331,770.00	Hakodate	1800m	Good	Yuichi Kitamura	58kg	1:49.40	12-13-8	7	1. Kiminonawa Maria 2. Meiner Emperor 3. New Normal	4.7L	$18.90
10/15	31/03/2024	14	ALLOW 4U	$363,240.00	Nakayama	2000m	Good	Y Shibata	58kg	1:58.70	9-10-10	6	1. King's Palace 2. Cosmo Fliegen 3. Dura Mondo	10.6L	$9.60
6/16	17/03/2024	217	ALLOW 4U	$364,050.00	Nakayama	1800m	Good	Hironobu Tanabe	58kg	1:47.60	9-7-6	15	1. Gran Dia 2. Meiner Mond 3. Koko Crater	2.3L	$31.10
1/9	13/08/2023	22	ALLOW 3U	$315,680.00	Sapporo	2000m	Good	Y Iwata	55kg	2:02.10	4-2-1	5	1. Howzit 2. Meiner Douglas 3. Rouge Arles	1.0L	$1.70
2/9	22/07/2023	125	ALLOW 3U	$317,150.00	Sapporo	2000m	Good	Y Iwata	55kg	2:00.40	7-8-2	1	1. In The Ovation 2. Howzit 3. El Diablo	0.3L	$5.40

Keiai Purple (2)111445x312

Trainer: Nozomi Ono 12 mths 49: 14-8-4

Jockey: Fuuma Ono

Weight: 58kgs

10 yo Bay H

Sire: PYRO (USA)

Dam: ALVENA (CAN)

Dam's Sire: Seeking The Gold

Stats

Prize Money$2,730,734.00

Avg $$55,729.27

Win %28.57%

Place %53.06%

Career49: 14-8-4

Track13: 6-2-3

Distance21: 8-1-3

Tr / Dist8: 3-1-2

1st Up13: 5-2-1

2nd Up12: 5-1-0

Firm16: 5-4-1

Good0: 0-0-0

Soft0: 0-0-0

Heavy0: 0-0-0

Synthetic0: 0-0-0

Comments

Form hard to fault. At the latest run made ground from midfield; 2nd of 9 at this track on June 18 over 2000m, 1.0 len behind Bell Pit carrying 57kg at $9.60. The run before that ran on from midfield and won by a neck at this track May 20 over 1800m defeating Nishiken Bob with 57kg at $4.60. Expected to go close this small field.

Last Starts 26 days since last start

Place	Date	Days	Class	Prize	Track	Dist.	Cnd.	Jockey	Weight	Race Time	In Run	Gate	Result	Margin	Starting Price
2/9	18/06/2026	29	COND	$71,366.00	Monbetsu	2000m	Fast	Yamato Ishikawa	57kg	2:07.30	4-2-2	1	1. Bell Pit 2. Keiai Purple 3. Yamanin Stellata	1.0L	$9.60
1/7	20/05/2026	28	A1 3U	$28,743.00	Monbetsu	1800m	Fast	Fuma Ono	57kg	1:55.30	4-5-1	7	1. Keiai Purple 2. Nishiken Bob 3. D S Yell	0.3L	$4.60
3/7	22/04/2026	164	A1 3U	$29,747.00	Monbetsu	1800m	Good	Fuma Ono	57kg	1:54.90	1-3-3	5	1. Bell Pit 2. Nishiken Bob 3. Keiai Purple	6.0L	$19.10
5/11	09/11/2025	32	COND 3U	$158,730.00	Kanazawa	2600m	R	H Yoshihara	57kg	2:50.20	2-3-5	4	1. Vehement 2. Kile 3. Rikea Cappuccino	5.5L	$3.50
4/10	08/10/2025	28	A1 3U	$33,927.00	Monbetsu	1800m	Fast	Genta Ochiai	58kg	1:56.00	2-2-4	7	1. Passion Cry 2. Aimee Vibert 3. Crew Dragon	9.4L	$2.40
4/12	10/09/2025	28	A1 3U	$33,927.00	Monbetsu	1800m	Fast	Fuma Ono	59kg	1:56.60	2-3-4	11	1. Crew Dragon 2. Placebo 3. Earth Riser	4.4L	$1.20

Lupus Tesoro (3)2121111146

Trainer: Moriyama Takehiro (Hokkaido)12 mths 52: 8-6-2

Jockey: Junichirou Agishi

Weight: 56kgs

8 yo Grey H

Sire: GOLD SHIP (JPN)

Dam: HAPPINESS FOR YOU (USA)

Dam's Sire: A.p. Indy

Stats

Prize Money$355,548.00

Avg $$6,837.46

Win %15.38%

Place %30.77%

Career52: 8-6-2

Track1: 0-0-0

Distance10: 1-0-1

Tr / Dist0: 0-0-0

1st Up12: 1-2-0

2nd Up10: 1-1-1

Firm8: 2-2-0

Good8: 0-3-1

Soft2: 0-0-0

Heavy0: 0-0-0

Synthetic0: 0-0-0

Comments

Last start ran second last of 7 at this track on July 1 over 1700m, 7 len behind S'il Te Plait carrying 56kg at $29.20. The race before that 4th of 10 at Saga on May 16 over 1300m, 3 len behind Caldwell with 56kg at $3.70. Better than that recent lacklustre performance suggests.

Last Starts 13 days since last start

Place	Date	Days	Class	Prize	Track	Dist.	Cnd.	Jockey	Weight	Race Time	In Run	Gate	Result	Margin	Starting Price
6/7	01/07/2026	46	A1 3U	$29,159.00	Monbetsu	1700m	Fast	Junichiro Agishi	56kg	1:50.10	6-4-6	7	1. S'il Te Plait 2. Brave Amore 3. D S Yell	7.8L	$29.20
4/10	16/05/2026	20	COND 3U	$14,989.00	Saga	1300m	Fast	Ren Hasegawa	56kg	1:22.90	6-4-4	3	1. Caldwell 2. Burgeon Forth 3. Go All The Way	3.1L	$3.70
1/9	26/04/2026	21	COND 3U	$10,859.00	Saga	1400m	SP	Shinsuke Ishikawa	56kg	1:29.50	6-2-1	3	1. Lupus Tesoro 2. Tricorn 3. Arthur Tesoro	0.3L	$1.20
1/11	05/04/2026	15	C1 3U	$8,993.00	Saga	1400m	SP	Shinsuke Ishikawa	56kg	1:29.20	6-1-1	7	1. Lupus Tesoro 2. Kashino Asap 3. Twilight Saga	5.0L	$3.00
1/11	21/03/2026	7	C1 3U	$6,128.00	Saga	1400m	Good	Shinsuke Ishikawa	56kg	1:30.00	3-2-1	5	1. Lupus Tesoro 2. Francina Tesoro 3. Cry Me A River	0.2L	$1.10
1/11	14/03/2026	14	C1 3U	$6,205.00	Saga	1300m	Fast	Shinsuke Ishikawa	56kg	1:23.00	3-1-1	8	1. Lupus Tesoro 2. Palm Beach 3. Australis	8.0L	$1.01

Blitz Fang (4)00346745x7

Trainer: Hiroto Kawashima (Japan)12 mths 24: 3-0-3

Jockey: Genta Ochiai

Weight: 56kgs

7 yo Bay H

Sire: HOKKO TARUMAE (JPN)

Dam: LILY OF THE NILE (JPN)

Stats

Prize Money$779,137.00

Avg $$32,464.04

Win %12.50%

Place %25.00%

Career24: 3-0-3

Track7: 0-0-1

Distance10: 2-0-1

Tr / Dist3: 0-0-1

1st Up9: 1-0-2

2nd Up4: 0-0-0

Firm6: 1-0-0

Good0: 0-0-0

Soft0: 0-0-0

Heavy0: 0-0-0

Synthetic0: 0-0-0

Comments

Second run back. First-up after eight months ran last of 7 at this track on July 1 over 1700m, 10 len behind S'il Te Plait carrying 56kg at $48.40. Previously second-up 7th of 16 at Nakayama Dirt on March 9 2025 over 1800m, 5 len behind Vanyar carrying 57.0kg at $178.40. Don't underestimate.

Last Starts 13 days since last start

Place	Date	Days	Class	Prize	Track	Dist.	Cnd.	Jockey	Weight	Race Time	In Run	Gate	Result	Margin	Starting Price
7/7	01/07/2026	238	A1 3U	$29,159.00	Monbetsu	1700m	Fast	Fuma Ono	56kg	1:50.10	4-7-7	1	1. S'il Te Plait 2. Brave Amore 3. D S Yell	10.8L	$48.40
5/11	05/11/2025	14	A1 3U	$32,341.00	Monbetsu	1800m	Good	Genta Ochiai	57kg	1:56.60	8-6-5	7	1. Shimme Rubus 2. Steel Dream 3. Crew Dragon	2.5L	$19.90
4/8	22/10/2025	42	A1 3U	$32,486.00	Monbetsu	1700m	Good	Genta Ochiai	55kg	1:50.00	5-5-4	4	1. Nishiken Bob 2. Another Truth 3. Vivien Eight	5.1L	$28.00
7/12	10/09/2025	36	A1 3U	$33,927.00	Monbetsu	1800m	Fast	Genta Ochiai	56kg	1:56.60	6-4-7	3	1. Crew Dragon 2. Placebo 3. Earth Riser	7.6L	$12.90
6/7	05/08/2025	47	COND	$84,430.00	Monbetsu	1600m	Fast	Yuki Miyauchi	57kg	1:40.40	1-2-6	3	1. Bell Pit 2. History Maker 3. Dragon Goku	33.6L	$12.10
4/10	19/06/2025	15	COND	$88,022.00	Monbetsu	2000m	Fast	Genta Ochiai	57kg	2:06.20	4-4-4	8	1. Bell Pit 2. Nishiken Bob 3. Another Truth	14.0L	$17.90

Nishiken Bob (5)221413x221

Trainer: Hiroyuki Oguni (SONODA)12 mths 40: 18-11-7

Jockey: Yamato Ishikawa

Weight: 58kgs

6 yo Chestnut H

Sire: ASIA EXPRESS (USA)

Dam: BAIKAOREN (JPN)

Stats

Prize Money$602,190.00

Avg $$15,054.75

Win %45.00%

Place %90.00%

Career40: 18-11-7

Track33: 16-10-5

Distance9: 3-4-1

Tr / Dist9: 3-4-1

1st Up4: 1-2-1

2nd Up4: 2-1-0

Firm15: 7-7-0

Good0: 0-0-0

Soft0: 0-0-0

Heavy0: 0-0-0

Synthetic0: 0-0-0

Comments

Form hard to fault. Returns from a 42-day let-up. Last start favourite; won by 0.8 len at this track June 3 over 1700m defeating Steel Dream carrying 57kg at $1.10. The race before that came from midfield; 2nd of 7 at this track on May 20 over 1800m, neck behind Keiai Purple with 57kg at $1.80. Got the job done last time and is a leading hope again.

Last Starts 41 days since last start

Place	Date	Days	Class	Prize	Track	Dist.	Cnd.	Jockey	Weight	Race Time	In Run	Gate	Result	Margin	Starting Price
1/6	03/06/2026	14	A1 3U	$28,546.00	Monbetsu	1700m	Fast	Yamato Ishikawa	57kg	1:49.70	4-2-1	5	1. Nishiken Bob 2. Steel Dream 3. Brave Amore	0.8L	$1.10
2/7	20/05/2026	28	A1 3U	$28,743.00	Monbetsu	1800m	Fast	Ryu Abe	57kg	1:55.30	4-1-2	6	1. Keiai Purple 2. Nishiken Bob 3. D S Yell	0.3L	$1.80
2/7	22/04/2026	167	A1 3U	$29,747.00	Monbetsu	1800m	Good	Yamato Ishikawa	57kg	1:54.90	3-1-2	7	1. Bell Pit 2. Nishiken Bob 3. Keiai Purple	1.0L	$6.30
3/12	06/11/2025	15	COND 3U	$323,413.00	Monbetsu	2000m	Good	Yamato Ishikawa	57kg	2:06.40	6-3-3	4	1. Bell Pit 2. Passion Cry 3. Nishiken Bob	4.0L	$38.90
1/8	22/10/2025	27	A1 3U	$32,486.00	Monbetsu	1700m	Good	Yamato Ishikawa	58kg	1:50.00	1-1-1	7	1. Nishiken Bob 2. Another Truth 3. Vivien Eight	0.1L	$1.80
4/8	25/09/2025	43	COND	$101,780.00	Monbetsu	1800m	M	Yamato Ishikawa	57kg	1:52.70	4-5-4	7	1. Bell Pit 2. Placebo 3. Scorpius	8.8L	$10.20