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MOMBETSU 18 Apr 2024

GOING: S

Race 9 1200m Track: SOFT True
Strong early tempo assured with Hollyhock, Classical Scholar and City Warrior locking horns. JAYDEN (9) returns from a spell of eight months and did score first-up when last in work at this track over 1200m. Lines up for the first time for the Takahiro Matsumoto stable. Leading contender. HOLLYHOCK (7) returns from a spell of five-and-a-half months and did win first-up last prep over 1000m at this track. Key runner. RAGDOLL (3) returns from a spell of 11 weeks and is having his first run for a new yard. Finished fifth at Saga over 1400m when first-up last time in work. Can make his presence felt. TSUKAI APEX (4) was strongly fancied when resuming last start but could only manage fifth over 1400m at Sonoda. Has a fair record when second up, including two top-three finishes. Can improve sharply here.
1	3797x	SUZU ROBINSON HIROAKI SAKURAI 6YO BAY HORSE 57.0KG Tatsuro Mori Back from a spell. Finished off last preparation seventh of 10 at this track November 1 over 1200m, 5 len behind Kuriiro carrying 57kg at $155.50. First up last campaign third of 8 at this track April 20 over 1200m, 4 len behind Steel King with 56kg at $13. Looks up against it.	1 YUJI IWAHASHI
2	5735x	MATTERHORN NOBORU YONEKAWA 8YO BAY GELDING 57.0KG Back from a spell. Finished off last campaign fifth of 10 at this track November 1 over 1200m, 4 len behind Kuriiro with 57kg at $13.60. First up last campaign fifth of 12 at this track May 4 over 1200m, 4 len behind Numa carrying 56kg at $3.40. Not at this stage.	2 GAKU BANNO
3	2213x	RAGDOLL HIROYUKI OGUNI 5YO BAY HORSE 55.0KG Big Red Farm Resumes. Finished off last campaign third of 11 at Saga February 4 over 1400m, 2.25 len behind Kitakarakita Opera with 56kg at $1.90. First up last campaign fifth of 11 at Saga February 13 2022 over 1400m, 13 len behind T M Ruler carrying 56kg at $12.80. Expect a forward showing.	3 YUKI MIYAUCHI
4	820x5	TSUKAI APEX Fuyuki Igarashi 6YO BAY HORSE 57.0KG Naoki Kimura Second-up. First-up after four months 5th of 11 at Sonoda on March 21 over 1400m, 5 len behind T O Turner carrying 56kg at $3.50. Previously second-up 2nd of 10 at Nagoya on November 15 over 1500m, 0.8 len behind Chuwa Morning carrying 57kg at $5.60. Fitter and worth including.	4 FUMA ONO
5	6345x	COIN POCKET SHOJI TANAKA 5YO CHESTNUT MARE 55.0KG Resuming after a break of five-and-a-half months. Finished off last preparation fifth of 11 at this track November 1 over 1000m, 3.5 len behind Kia Kia carrying 54kg at $19.90. When resuming last campaign third of 11 at this track April 19 over 1000m, 4 len behind Make The Wind carrying 54kg at $9.20. Win would surprise.	5 GENTA OCHIAI
6	1505x	MARIA HAPPY HIROTO KAWASHIMA 5YO BAY MARE 55.0KG Resuming after a break of five-and-a-half months. Finished off last preparation fifth of 11 at this track November 3 over 1200m, 10 len behind Intense City with 51kg at $226.50. When resuming last campaign sixth of 9 at this track April 19 over 1000m, 4.5 len behind Pure Kagayaki carrying 54kg at $4.10. Other runners rate better.	6 MANATO KUROSAWA
7	6212x	HOLLYHOCK NOZOMI ONO 4YO CHESTNUT FILLY 55.0KG ORTEGA Co. Ltd. Has won previously first-up and resumes here after a break of five-and-a-half months. Finished off last campaign second of 10 at this track November 1 over 1200m, 0.5 len behind Kuriiro carrying 55kg at $3.20. Previous preparation first-up won by 2.5 len this track July 18 over 1000m defeating Reward Setaren with 54kg at $4.30. Looks a key runner.	7 RYU ABE
8	23x90	CLASSICAL SCHOLAR SHOJI TANAKA 4YO DK B FILLY 53.0KG Yukio Mizukami Third-up today and won third-up previously. Comes off a 60 day let-up. First-up failed to make an impression; ran last of 9 at Kyoto Dirt on January 27 over 1800m, 20 len behind Highland Lynx carrying 55.0kg at $41.70. Second run from a spell ran last of 16 at Kyoto Dirt on February 18 over 1200m, 13 len behind A Lot Dream carrying 56.0kg at $119.40. Genuine chance this time around.	8 JUNICHIRO AGISHI
9	1231x	JAYDEN TAKAHIRO MATSUMOTO 5YO CHESTNUT HORSE 57.0KG Masamichi Hayashi Entire returning from a spell and has won previously when first up. Finished off last campaign by 2.5 len Mizusawa August 21 over 1300m defeating Oken Biryu carrying 56kg. Previous preparation first-up won by 1.0 len this track April 26 over 1200m defeating Cosmo Mastiff carrying 56kg at $5.40. Winning hope.	9 MASAAKI KUWAMURA
10	3561x	CITY WARRIOR TSUYOSHI CHIBA 4YO CHESTNUT FILLY 55.0KG Kosho Bokujo Is first-up after a break of five-and-a-half months and has been in the money when fresh before. Finished off last preparation by 0.5 len this track November 1 over 1200m defeating Steel Agnes with 54kg at $19.20. First up last campaign second of 16 at Fukushima July 2 over 1200m, 0.8 len behind Wisdom Heart carrying 53.0kg at $112.20. Solid top-three proposition.	10 SHINYA MATSUI
11	x446x	MAGIC GALE HIROAKI SAKURAI 5YO DK B HORSE 57.0KG Yoshida Bokujo Co. Ltd. Back from a spell. Finished off last campaign sixth of 11 at this track November 3 over 1200m, 7 len behind Kitano Falcon carrying 56kg at $47. First up last campaign fourth of 8 at this track August 23 over 1200m, 5 len behind Kappagi carrying 56kg at $5.50. Unlikely to trouble the top few.	11 YAMATO ISHIKAWA
12	0068x	SAKURA ROI MASAKAZU MURAKAMI 6YO DK B HORSE 57.0KG Sakura Commerce Co. Ltd. Entire returning from a spell and has won previously when first up. Finished off last preparation eighth of 10 at this track August 23 over 1200m, 11 len behind Yamano Warrior carrying 53kg at $162.60. Previously first up; ran last of 11 at Nakayama Dirt April 1 2023 over 2400m, 44 len behind Kelly's Novel carrying 58.0kg at $60.90. Don't dismiss lightly.	12 TAKAFUMI HATTORI