Tokyo City Keiba Race 2 - Race 2 - 1400
LIENS REVE (2) Debutant 2yo by Omaha Beach for Terunobu Fujita and drawn nicely. Market as guide. SMILE WONDER (9) First time at the races 2yo by New Year'S Day for trainer Daisuke Mashima. Watch the market. FRENEMY (3) Career debut 2yo by Chrysoberyl for Masahiro Fukuda. Jockey Norifumi Mikamoto rates highly. Watch betting. BUSSOLA (4) 2yo by Firenze Fire having first race appearance for Naoyuki Matoba. Jockey Shou Yoshii adds value. Follow the money.
Jockey: Reo Yokogawa
Weight: 55kgs
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Debuts for Naoyuki Matoba from barrier one, and the stable's record with first starters gives him a sound grounding. The Bamboo Ere and Daimei Queen line is well represented, with full-brother Longing Nice a seven-time winner, while the trainer and sire combination has won 12 of 53. That profile makes him a genuine winning chance at his first appearance.
Jockey: Tsubasa Sasagawa
Weight: 55kgs
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Makes his first appearance for Terunobu Fujita, who has a strong debut record of four wins and 10 placings from 17 runners. Tsubasa Sasagawa is also a positive booking as a leading rider at this venue. There is less family evidence to draw on, but the stable and jockey profile gives him a solid platform to run well.
Jockey: Norifumi Mikamoto
Weight: 54kgs
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Steps out for Masahiro Fukuda, whose stable has placed 10 of 16 debutants, and she brings the strongest overall profile among the newcomers. Half-sister Visage won on debut at Kyoto over 2000m, while Pod Bello also showed early ability when fifth first time out. From barrier three with Norifumi Mikamoto aboard, she looks well placed to make an immediate impact.
Jockey: Shou Yoshii
Weight: 55kgs
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Begins for the Naoyuki Matoba stable, which has produced two debut winners from 13 first starters. Barrier four is workable and Sho Yoshii knows this venue well, but there is little in the supplied family record to elevate him above the stablemate Unify. He will have to show early race sense to push into the main chances.
Jockey: Ryou Nobata
Weight: 55kgs
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Starts out for Chiaki Hori, whose debut record is one win from nine, and the trainer-sire combination with Best Warrior is yet to win from 23 runners. The family has produced winners, headed by Wish Moon with eight wins, but the first-start figures are mixed. A forward debut is possible, though others bring stronger indicators.
Jockey: Ryou Fujita
Weight: 54kgs
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Comes from a family with several dirt winners, including Acorn Dream, who won on debut over 1800m at Hanshin Dirt. Kenji Tsukioka has one win and two placings from six debut runners, so there is some base to the profile. Even so, she sits behind the more persuasive debut candidates and must produce above-market improvement.
Jockey: Gonsarubesu Furanshisuko
Weight: 54kgs
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Has one of the deeper pedigrees in the field, with half-siblings Corpus Christi, Red Soldado, Red Bronx and Red Pallas all showing first-start ability around 1400m. Kazuo Watanabe's debut record is also respectable at three wins and six placings from 14. Barrier seven is not as kind as some, but the family strength keeps her in the placing mix.
Jockey: Keita Nishi
Weight: 55kgs
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Debuts for Takashi Hokari, whose small first-starter sample is tidy at one win and two placings from four. The pedigree evidence is much lighter, with half-brother Evelake still a maiden after 11 starts and seventh on debut over 2000m at Chukyo. Barrier eight adds to the task, so he looks one who may improve with experience.
Jockey: Takayuki Yano
Weight: 55kgs
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Carries a strong stable and rider profile, with Takayuki Yano leading the local jockey ranks and Daisuke Mashima effective with debutants. The family is productive, including Hanalei, Work And Love and Little Pine Good, while Arempa won on debut at this track over 1400m. The wide barrier is the main obstacle, but he can still run a competitive race.