Tokyo Race 4 - Tokyo 4r
FAX CAELI (12) 2yo by Pyro racing as a debutant for Makoto Saitou. Betting is the best guide. RUN FEATHER (16) First appearance at the races 2yo by Henny Hughes for Makoto Saitou. Keep your eye on the market. LONDON ECHO (8) Racing as a debutant 2yo by Tower Of London for Shota Nishizono. Keep your eye on the market. SATONO THEODOR (1) Career debut 2yo by Chrysoberyl for Keisuke Miyata and has drawn the rails. Watch for a sign in the market.
Jockey: Akira Sugawara
Weight: 56kgs
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Makes his debut from barrier 1 for Keisuke Miyata, whose debut record reads well with five wins and 11 placings from 27 runners. By Chrysoberyl out of Satono Stern, he is a half-brother to multiple winners Satono Avalon and Satono Clochette, while Satono Avalon also ran second on debut over 1800m. With Akira Sugawara booked, he has a strong enough profile to be treated as a genuine winning chance.
Jockey: Keita Ban
Weight: 56kgs
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Debuts from barrier 2 for Masatoshi Tsukazaki, who has had two wins from 29 debut runners. The pedigree has depth through Bretwalda, a three-time winner, and Toulattatta, a G3-placed jumper, while Bretwalda was second on debut at Tokyo Dirt over 1400m. Those family notes give some encouragement, but the stable debut figures leave him with ground to make up on the leading profiles.
Jockey: Takuya Kowata
Weight: 56kgs
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Starts from barrier 3 as a Gold Actor colt out of Pateo Do Batel, with the family already producing winners Gordon Tesoro and Cuthbert Tesoro. Cuthbert Tesoro has won twice on dirt around 1700m, which is a useful pointer for this 1600m assignment. K Maki's debut record is quiet, so he shapes more as a placing hope than a runner to declare on top.
Jockey: Katsuma Sameshima
Weight: 55kgs
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Makes her first race appearance from barrier 4 and carries 55kg for Michihiro Ogasa. She is by Van Gogh out of Show Cause, and the stable has placed seven of 26 debut runners, a solid enough base for a newcomer. There is little exposed family strength beyond Show Bit, but the draw is favourable and she has enough stable support to sit among the main chances.
Jockey: Hatsuya Kowata
Weight: 56kgs
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Begins from barrier 5 as an Omega Perfume colt out of Sakura Top Queen, a family with several winners including Sakura Top Good, Sakura Top Kid and Sakura Top Mambo. There is also a Tokyo Dirt 2100m winner in Sakura Top Ster, so the pedigree has some stamina and dirt substance. Yasuo Takeichi's debut figures are light, however, and he will have to outperform the stable trend.
Jockey: Masami Matsuoka
Weight: 56kgs
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Debuts for Naoto Chiba with Masami Matsuoka taking the ride, and the stable's record with first starters is respectable at three wins and 10 placings from 33 runners. By Silver State out of Scarlet Aura, he does not have sibling performance notes to lean on, so the stable profile carries most of the case. That is enough to give him a realistic place shape rather than a standout winning profile.
Jockey: Ikuya Kowata
Weight: 55kgs
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Starts from barrier 7 for the H Sugiura stable, which has a Group 1-winning profile but only one placing from 22 debut runners in the supplied data. By Animal Kingdom out of Gekka Bijin, she has no sibling performance record to strengthen the case. The stable name commands respect, yet the debut figures point to a horse who may be better watched first time out.
Jockey: Shu Ishibashi
Weight: 56kgs
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Makes his debut from barrier 8 for Shota Nishizono, whose first-starter record is solid with four wins and eight placings from 23 runners. The family has produced winners in Tessitura and Contributor, and Countertenor was second on debut at Chukyo Dirt over 1800m. The trainer-sire combination is less convincing, so he will need the stable's broader debut strength to translate here.
Jockey: Kazuma Harada
Weight: 55kgs
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Debuts from barrier 9 for K Kayano, and the supplied stable figures are a concern with no wins and two placings from 21 debut runners. By Thunder Snow out of Starlight Jazz, she has a half-sibling in Moanin Musume, who was unplaced on debut at Tokyo Dirt over 1400m. With the trainer-sire combination also winless in eight starts, she has a fair bit to prove first up.
Jockey: Shuto Kobayashi
Weight: 55kgs
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Steps out from barrier 10 for M Okuhira, a Group 1-winning trainer but with only one placing from 21 debut runners in this sample. She is by Red Falx out of Nanna, and Hi Barbie gives the family some substance as a two-time winner who was fourth on debut over 1400m at Kyoto. That helps her place case, although the stable's debut record keeps the win view measured.
Jockey: Yukito Ishikawa
Weight: 55kgs
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Opens her career from barrier 11 for Takanori Tezuka, whose debut runners have placed five times from 16 starts without winning in the supplied data. The family includes Beauty Guerlain, a debut winner at Saga over 900m, and Ravie Encore, placed first time out over 1900m at Kyoto Dirt. Those debut notes are useful, but the stable win column leaves her short of the main chances.
Jockey: Takeshi Yokoyama
Weight: 55kgs
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Begins for M Saito, whose debut record is strong enough at six wins and 12 placings from 37 runners, and Takeshi Yokoyama is a notable booking from barrier 12. By Pyro out of Luminous Sword, she has strong family support through Emperor's Sword, a four-time winner including two at Tokyo over 1600m, and Crimson Cat, a debut winner on dirt. She deserves clear respect.
Jockey: Takuya Ono
Weight: 55kgs
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Makes her debut from barrier 13 for H Sugiura, with Takuya Ono in the saddle and the stable sending multiple runners to the race. By Mozu Ascot out of Refrain Etoile, she is a half-sister to Asteri Art, who was fourth on debut over 1600m at Nakayama. The family note gives her some place appeal, but the stable's supplied debut record is not a strong win platform.
Jockey: Genki Mizunuma
Weight: 53kgs
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Debuts from barrier 14 with 53kg for Tatsuhiko Ishikuri, and the stable's debut numbers are very thin with no wins or placings from 25 runners. The family has produced early winners, including Edono Star Wood and Manju on debut, but the full sibling Moeyo Quartetto is winless from 35 starts. The light weight helps only so much, and he has to beat a stronger set of debut profiles.
Jockey: Yutaka Yoshida
Weight: 55kgs
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Makes her first start from barrier 15 as a USA-bred filly by Vekoma out of Stephanies Jewel. Kazuya Takahashi has two wins and four placings from 23 debut runners, while Y Yoshida brings Group 1-winning experience to a new rider-trainer pairing. The outside draw is not ideal, but the profile has enough professionalism around it to give her a minor-money chance.
Jockey: Hironobu Tanabe
Weight: 56kgs
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Makes his debut for M Saito, and the stable profile is the strongest starting point in the race with six wins and 12 placings from 37 debut runners. The Henny Hughes link is also well supported, producing 17 wins and 42 placings from 132 runners for this trainer. Half-siblings Ralph and Morino Amigo both won multiple races on dirt, so Run Feather has the right background to make a winning start.