Tokyo Race 5 - Tokyo 5r
NOVA LUX (3) Yuichi Shikato 2yo by Efforia having first race appearance. Follow the money. SHE BOP (5) 2yo by Deep Brillante having first race appearance for trainer Yuichiro Nishida. Watch the betting. VILAIN (7) Yoshitake Hashida 2yo by Isla Bonita on debut. Watch for a sign in the market. EVER SKY (8) Takashi Kubota 2yo by Rulership having first start. Watch betting.
Jockey: Takuma Itou
Weight: 56kgs
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Debuts from barrier 1 for Takashi Kanari with Takuma Ito booked and 56kg. By S tructor from Tenshi, he has a favourable draw to begin from, but the available stable debut record is modest, with no wins and two placings from 13 starters. With no stronger family or stable signal supplied, he will have to show more than the profile suggests to trouble the better-credentialled newcomers.
Jockey: Genki Mizunuma
Weight: 53kgs
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Starts his career from barrier 2 with only 53kg and that gives him a clean platform first time out. The Shoichiro Wada stable has a Group 1 profile and places him as its only runner on the card, while the Mint Fresh family has produced Ten Fresh, fourth on debut over 1600m at Nakayama. Those factors make him the most reliable winning option among these first starters.
Jockey: Takeshi Yokoyama
Weight: 56kgs
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Comes in with a strong rider booking in Takeshi Yokoyama and a well-related 1800m profile through Brun Van Dyck, who was placed on debut at this trip and later won over 1800m at Hakodate. Y Shikato also has a sound first-starter strike rate. Even so, his assessed ranking is lower than the main chances, so he appeals more as a watch-and-learn type unless sharp early.
Jockey: Daichi Shibata
Weight: 56kgs
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Begins from barrier 4 with Daichi Shibata aboard and 56kg. His dam has thrown multiple winners, including M T Waltz and Michael, but the sibling distance range supplied sits short of this 1800m assignment and Masao Kasuya's debut record is light at one placing from 18 starters. The draw helps, though he looks likely to need a stronger-than-profiled debut to land the prize.
Jockey: Mirco Demuro
Weight: 55kgs
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Debuts from a workable barrier 5 with M Demuro taking the ride, which is a notable positive in a field of newcomers. She is by Deep Brillante from Amy Flavor and carries 55kg, while the immediate family has produced winners in Fuku Miaoli and Wide Schaffen. The stable's first-starter numbers are quiet, but the rider and draw keep her among the key winning hopes.
Jockey: Koo Nagahama
Weight: 55kgs
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Represents a Toru Kurita stable with a strong debut base, showing six wins and 14 placings from 40 first starters, and the Epiphaneia combination has also returned solid place numbers. Rouge Lyric, a half-sibling, was third on debut over 1800m at Fukushima and later won at Chukyo. That profile is competitive, making him a realistic place hope with some winning upside.
Jockey: Daisuke Sasaki
Weight: 56kgs
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Makes his debut for Yoshitake Hashida, whose first-starter record of one win and three placings from 10 runners gives him a useful grounding. The family is deep, with Collier D'Or, Liverdy, Primazia and Arc Victoria all multiple winners, and the sibling distance range stretches well enough for this trip. Barrier 7 is fair and he has the substance to run into the placings.
Jockey: Akira Sugawara
Weight: 55kgs
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Starts from barrier 8 for T Kubota, with Akira Sugawara booked and 55kg. The Rulership filly has a relevant family pointer through Ever Groove, a two-time 1800m winner at Hanshin, and that same sibling was third on debut over 2000m at Kokura. The stable and sire combination places at 25%, so she has enough background to be considered for minor money.
Jockey: Takuya Kowata
Weight: 56kgs
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Debuts from barrier 9 with Takuya Kowata aboard for Yoshikatsu Sato. There is some family encouragement, with Grass Hearty fourth on debut over 1600m and Grass Tiara a winner from 17 starts, but the trainer debut and trainer-sire records both show no wins or placings from the supplied samples. He profiles as a minor hope rather than a leading winning chance.
Jockey: Ryoya Kozaki
Weight: 56kgs
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Begins from barrier 10 for Daiki Yajima with 56kg and Ryoya Kozaki in the saddle. The stable has placed nine of 26 debut runners, and the dam has produced early performers such as Rose Luce and Bleue Libellule, but those debut references were at shorter trips. The wide-ish draw and 1800m start leave him with more to prove than the main chances.
Jockey: Takuya Ono
Weight: 55kgs
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Debuts from barrier 11 with Takuya Ono aboard and brings a productive family, headed by Florecer, who won on debut over 2000m at Nakayama, and Aceleracion, a debut winner over 1700m on dirt. Naoto Chiba's first-starter record is also respectable at 30% placed. The outside half of the draw tempers enthusiasm, but there is enough pedigree depth to watch closely.
Jockey: Yoshihiro Furukawa
Weight: 56kgs
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Starts from barrier 12 with 56kg for the T Miya stable. Firenze Fire over 1800m may give him scope, and the trainer has Group 1 standing, but the supplied debut record is one win and two placings from 19 starters and there is no sibling evidence to elevate the case. From a wide draw, he looks one of the runners required to outperform his profile.
Jockey: Tatsuki Endou
Weight: 53kgs
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Has to begin from barrier 13, but carries only 53kg and the K Maki-Declaration Of War combination is a clear positive, placing 17 times from 39 runners. The family has depth, with T M Magic a five-time winner and Deep Summit successful over 1800m on dirt. The draw is the obvious challenge, yet his stable-sire profile keeps him firmly among the better winning chances.