HIMEJI   19 Feb 2026
 
GOING:

Race 10 2000m

Track:      

Ena Animal and Light Pillar to stride forward and take up the running. KIICHI AUTUMN (5) showed good early pace over 1400m at this track last time and kept going to score by 0.8 lengths. Going up a level this time but he deserves plenty of thought. LIGHT PILLAR (8) was a most impressive winner last time over 1800m at this track, scoring by 3 lengths. Has been in solid form this campaign with four wins to her name. Among the leading chances. GRAND COSME (3) was always well out of her ground last start when ninth over 1870m at Sonoda. Ideally placed and look for an improved run. ENA ANIMAL (1) had been in sound form but last start he was safely held when seventh over 1800m at this track. F Komaki has a solid record aboard this five-year-old entire so he can improve sharply.
1 36117 ENA ANIMAL
NORIO TANAKA
5YO  CHESTNUT  HORSE 58.0KG
Hironobu Miyahara
Most recently 7th of 12 at this track on January 29 over 1800m, 5.5 len behind Light Pillar with 56kg at $9.30. The run before that tracked the speed and boxed on steadily; won by a head at Sonoda January 7 over 1700m defeating Anthracite carrying 57kg at $1.90. Can do a lot better than that last run.
1
F KOMAKI
GREEN, RED ZIGZAG CHEVRON, SLEEVES, White cap
2 33x93 RAY AND DANCE
TAKAMASA SUWA
5YO  CHESTNUT  HORSE 54.0KG

Third-up today and placed third-up in the past. First-up 9th of 11 at Sonoda on January 2 over 1400m, 14 len behind Wonder Bling carrying 57kg at $25.20. Last start came from midfield; 3rd of 12 at this track on January 29 over 1800m, 3 len behind Light Pillar carrying 56kg at $58.10. Impossible to entertain.
2
SASAKI SEREI
WHITE, GREY CHECKS,WHITE SLEEVES,MEDIUM PURPLE DOUBLE ARMBANDS, Black cap
3 13179 GRAND COSME
MASASHI ATARASHI
4YO  BAY  FILLY 54.0KG

Comes off a 35 day let-up. At the latest run 9th of 11 at Sonoda on January 15 over 1870m, 11 len behind Smart Amber carrying 55kg at $132.60. Before that ran last of 7 at Sonoda on December 9 over 1870m, 11 len behind Ena Animal carrying 55kg at $6. Deserves another chance.
3
DAICHI MATSUKI
GREEN, WHITE ARMBANDS, Red cap
4 37526 ANTHRACITE
RYOHEI HORI
7YO  DK B  HORSE 56.0KG

Most recently 6th of 12 at this track on January 29 over 1800m, 4.5 len behind Light Pillar with 56kg at $4.50. The run before that came from midfield; 2nd of 10 at Sonoda on January 7 over 1700m, head behind Ena Animal with 56kg at $6.20. Well held last time and facing tough task today.
4
TOMOHIRO YOSHIMURA
BLACK, RED SLEEVES, Blue cap
5 52331 KIICHI AUTUMN
SATOSHI MATSUURA
6YO  BAY  HORSE 58.0KG

Form hard to fault. Last start tracked the speed and boxed on steadily; won by 0.8 len at this track January 28 over 1400m defeating Cherry Russian with 57kg at $2.40. The start before that held ground to the line 3rd of 12 at Sonoda on December 31 over 1400m, 2.75 len behind Genius Lennon with 57kg at $9.90. Big chance again.
5
WATARU HIROSE
WHITE, RED HALVES, RED DIAMOND BAND, RED SLEEVES, WHITE ARMBANDS, Yellow cap
6 34371 BONNE NOUVELLE
ISHIBASHI MITSURU
4YO  DK B  FILLY 54.0KG

At the latest run won by 2.5 len at this track January 27 over 1800m defeating Gran Guerrero carrying 55kg at $5.80. The start before that 7th of 9 at Sonoda on December 31 over 1400m, 11 len behind A Shin Elan carrying 55kg at $22.60. Should go well.
6
TOMOHIRO SASADA
PURPLE, BLACK SLEEVES, PURPLE ARMBAND, Green cap
7 90070 TOSEN ORIGIN
SHINJI OTSUKA
9YO  BAY  HORSE 56.0KG
Tsuneo Honda
Last start ran last of 11 at this track on February 12 over 1400m, 49 len behind M T Estate carrying 57kg at $301.10. The start before that 7th of 9 at this track on January 28 over 1400m, 17 len behind Kiichi Autumn with 57kg at $350.20. Unlikely to threaten.
7
HIBIKI ISHIDO
LIME GREEN, YELLOW RIGHT SASH, ARMBANDS, Orange cap
8 31111 LIGHT PILLAR
HIROAKI WATASE
5YO  CHESTNUT  MARE 55.0KG
Yu Hirai
Recent form sound. Last start ran on from midfield and won by 3 len at this track January 29 over 1800m defeating A Shin Animo with 54kg at $3.70. The race before that came from midfield and won by a nose at Sonoda January 2 over 1870m defeating A Shin Animo with 56kg at $2.40. Rates highly. Big chance.
8
TOYOKAZU TANO
YELLOW, CERISE RIGHT SASH, Pink cap
9 86088 FLAMME BLANCHE
TAKAHIRO ARAI
5YO  BROWN  HORSE 56.0KG
Frontier Co. Ltd.
At the latest run 8th of 12 at this track on February 4 over 1400m, 13 len behind Allure Reve with 57kg at $171.90. The start before that ran last of 8 at Sonoda on January 13 over 1400m, 18 len behind Allure Reve carrying 57kg at $335.80. Will need plenty of improvement to feature.
9
KANTA INOUE
BLACK, RED FIVE STARS, WHITE ARMBANDS, Pink cap