Sonoda Race 2 - Race 2 - 820
ETIQUETTE (6) 2yo by Henny Hughes having first race appearance for trainer Tarou Nagashima. Keep your eye on the market. MEDI WITCH (2) First appearance at the races 2yo by Chuwa Wizard for Takamasa Suwa and can find a nice position from the draw. Tomohiro Yoshimura is a key engagement. Betting as a guide. KAZENO KISEKI (5) Debutant 2yo by Olympiad for Nobuharu Morimoto. Komaki Futoshi is a pivotal booking. Watch the market. HARUDINA (7) Gold Dream 2yo trained by Nobuharu Morimoto on debut. Watch the market.
Jockey: Toyokazu Tano
Weight: 55kgs
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Debuts from barrier 1 for Moriyuki Nishimura and carries 55kg under Toyokazu Tano. She is by Al Ain from Longing Look, and the inside draw gives her a straightforward starting point for her first race experience. The stable has had one recent debut runner without a placing, so she profiles as one who may require race-day evidence before being strongly supported against the better-credentialed newcomers.
Jockey: Tomohiro Yoshimura
Weight: 55kgs
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Debuts with a very appealing set-up from barrier 2, with Tomohiro Yoshimura taking the ride as the top-ranked jockey for wins at this track. The Takamasa Suwa stable has produced 2 wins from 6 debut starters, and this filly by Chuwa Wizard from Medi Eiko gets every chance to make an immediate impression. She brings the most persuasive debut profile and looks the one to beat.
Jockey: Takanori Nagai
Weight: 56kgs
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Makes his first appearance as a colt by Bamboo Ere from Maharanee, carrying 56kg from barrier 3. Takanori Nagai rides for Toshifumi Oyama, whose small debut sample has yet to produce a placing from 2 starters. The draw is workable enough, but on the available stable and rider indicators he has to show more than several rivals who bring stronger debut credentials.
Jockey: Souta Hijikata
Weight: 55kgs
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Starts her career for Ishibashi Mitsuru, whose debut record of 1 win and 4 placings from 7 starters gives her a sound base for this assignment. She is by Sunrise Nova from Kutsuwano Ojo, carries 55kg and has barrier 4 under Sota Hijikata. That stable debut pattern is enough to keep her in calculations, particularly as a realistic place chance among the first starters.
Jockey: Futoshi Komaki
Weight: 56kgs
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Debuts with a strong international pedigree angle, being a USA-bred colt by Olympiad from Bama Belle. His half-siblings include Vitesse, a 6-time winner, Dealmeinbud with 3 wins, and Sweet Alabama, who won on debut over 1106m at Horseshoe Indianapolis. F Komaki is one of the leading jockeys at this track, and that rider profile makes him a serious winning threat.
Jockey: Osamu Shimohara
Weight: 55kgs
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Opens her career for Taro Nagashima with Osamu Shimohara aboard, and there are some useful stable pointers in the background. The trainer has placed 5 of 6 debut runners, while the trainer-sire combination with Henny Hughes shows 4 wins from 18 starters. Even so, she sits behind the main selections on assessed profile and is more a minor-money hope than a winning focus.
Jockey: Wataru Hirose
Weight: 55kgs
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Debuts for Nobuharu Morimoto with Wataru Hirose booked, and the stable has placed 2 of 4 recent debut runners. She is by Gold Dream from Heldin, with useful family depth through Bounty Cat and Lewis Tesoro, the latter a debut winner over 1200m on Niigata Dirt. Barrier 7 is less favourable than some, but the pedigree and rider profile give her solid place claims.