NAKAYAMA DIRT 14 Dec 2025
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Plenty of pace from Culture Day, Tagano Mist and Ecoro Azel vying for the lead, with a few others keeping them honest. GABBY'S SISTER (9) is back from a break of 12 weeks. Loves this course and distance including a win in this race last year. Same rider aboard and expected to go close. T O ELVIS (4) is a smart colt yet to miss the frame from seven starts including four wins. Goes well fresh and drawn to feature. POD VADER (6) won at this track and distance at his last outing three months ago. Has found the right race and is worth including. YAMANIN CERCHI (16) is a talented three-year-old colt who resumes in a tougher race than his final run last prep when successful over 1200m at Ohi nine weeks ago. Has won when fresh from a spell in the past. This is his optimum trip with four wins from five starts and must be respected.
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DON AMITIE
TEIICHI KONNO 5YO DK B HORSE 57.0KG Koichi Yamada Back from a spell. Finished off last preparation 4th of 15 at Ohi on October 9 over 1200m, 4 len behind Yamanin Cerchi with 56kg at $3. Won previous preparation first up favourite; won by 2 len at Kyoto Dirt February 23 over 1200m defeating Bonanza with 58.0kg at $3.70. Expect a bold showing. |
1 YUJI TANNAI |
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| 2 | 1x076 |
A TRACKS
H MIYAMOTO 4YO DK B HORSE 58.0KG Sunday Racing Co. Ltd. Comes here off a 36-day let-up. Most recently 6th of 16 at Kyoto Dirt on November 8 over 1200m, 2 len behind Peptide Yamato carrying 58.5kg at $14.40. The start before that 7th of 12 at Urawa on September 23 over 1400m, 6 len behind Sunrise Flame carrying 57kg at $4.20. Low draw but others have better credentials. |
2 H UCHIDA |
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| 3 | 051x0 |
STAPES KAORI
MAMORU ISHIBASHI 5YO DK B MARE 55.0KG Wakako kono Second run back. First-up after two months 10th of 16 at Kyoto Dirt on November 30 over 1400m, 8 len behind Happy Man carrying 55.0kg at $62. Previously second-up 5th of 12 at Hanshin Dirt on September 7 over 1200m, 7 len behind T O Elvis with 56.0kg at $167.40. Needs more time. |
3 YOSHIHITO NAGAOKA |
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| 4 | 1x11x |
T O ELVIS
DAISUKE TAKAYANAGI 3YO DK B COLT 56.0KG Tomoya Ozasa Colt returning from a spell and has won previously when first up. Finished off last campaign to post a big 4 len win. Hanshin Dirt September 7 over 1200m defeating Strength carrying 56.0kg at $1.30. Previous preparation first-up favourite; won by 1.0 len Chukyo Dirt August 2 over 1200m defeating Aster Ruhuna carrying 56.0kg at $1.80. Smart colt yet to miss the frame from seven starts including four wins. Goes well fresh and drawn to feature. |
4 KATSUMA SAMESHIMA |
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| 5 | 1x133 |
SUNRISE AMOUR
SHINYA KOBAYASHI 6YO CHESTNUT HORSE 58.0KG Life House Co. Ltd. Racing well recently. Returns from a 41-day let-up. At the latest run held ground to the line 3rd of 14 at Funabashi on November 3 over 1000m, 2 len behind Fern Hill carrying 57kg at $5.20. The run before that raced on the speed and boxed on steadily 3rd of 15 at Ohi on October 9 over 1200m, 2.5 len behind Yamanin Cerchi carrying 56kg at $4.60. Has the ability to take this out. |
5 H KITAMURA |
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POD VADER
YUKI UEHARA 3YO BAY COLT 56.0KG Masao Ogawa Has won previously first-up and resumes here after a break of three months. Finished off last preparation by 1.0 len this track September 14 over 1200m defeating Jo Roligt carrying 55.0kg at $13.10. Previously first up; 11th of 17 at Chukyo in the G3 Cbc Sho August 10 over 1200m, 4 len behind Invincible Papa with 55.0kg at $77.70. Won only try here and does go well fresh. Sits handy and right in this off the good draw. |
6 KIWAMU OGINO |
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CANDY DRIVE
NOZOMI ONO 6YO BAY HORSE 57.0KG Yuji Hasegawa Returns from a 39-day let-up. Last start came from midfield; 3rd of 10 at Monbetsu on November 5 over 1200m, 1.75 len behind Special X with 57kg at $1.30. The race before that favourite; won by 2 len at Monbetsu September 24 over 1200m defeating Destello with 57kg at $1.70. Comes into this in ordinary form. Can't enthuse. |
7 GENTA OCHIAI |
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KUROJISHI JOE
I OKADA 6YO BROWN HORSE 57.0KG Takao Kawauchi Returns from a 41-day let-up. At the latest run 5th of 14 at Funabashi on November 3 over 1000m, 2.5 len behind Fern Hill with 57kg at $5.90. Before that 2nd of 15 at Ohi on October 9 over 1200m, 2 len behind Yamanin Cerchi carrying 56kg at $5.20. Showed enough last start to suggest he can take this out. Best figure from Dubai measures right up here. |
8 K TOSAKI |
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| 9 | 35x4x |
GABBY'S SISTER
KAZUTOMO MORI 4YO CHESTNUT FILLY 56.0KG Kazuhiko Nagashima Back from a spell. Only had one start last campaign 4th of 12 at Urawa on September 23 over 1400m, 5 len behind Sunrise Flame with 53kg at $5.30. When resuming last campaign 3rd of 12 at Riyadh Dirt in SAUG2 on February 22 over 1200m, 4 len behind Straight No Chaser carrying 55kg at $9. Loves this course and distance including a win in this race last year. Same rider aboard and expected to go close. |
9 HAYATO YOSHIDA |
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| 10 | 5x11x |
TAGANO MIST
KUNIHIKO WATANABE 4YO BAY FILLY 55.0KG Ryoji Yagi Has won previously first-up and resumes here after a break of ten weeks. Finished off last campaign by neck Kyoto Dirt October 5 over 1200m defeating American Stage carrying 55.0kg at $10.60. Previous preparation first-up won by nose Niigata Dirt August 16 over 1200m defeating Ludique with 56.0kg at $5.10. Can run a good race despite the gap between runs. |
10 DAISUKE SASAKI |
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CHIKAPPA
K NAKATAKE 4YO BAY HORSE 58.0KG Koji Oka Form hard to fault. Returns from a 41-day let-up. At the latest run came from midfield; 4th of 14 at Funabashi on November 3 over 1000m, 2 len behind Fern Hill carrying 57kg at $7.90. The race before that made some head-way from midfield; 2nd of 13 at Seoul on September 7 over 1200m, on a slow track; 0.5 len behind Self Improvement with 57kg at $1.30. Rates highly and is among the main hopes. |
11 N YOKOYAMA |
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| 12 | 659x0 |
CULTURE DAY
HIROFUMI SHII 4YO CHESTNUT FILLY 55.0KG MMS Holdings Co. Ltd Second-up. First-up after three months raced on the pace before fading 16th of 18 at Kyoto in the G3 Keihan Hai on November 30 over 1200m, 10 len behind A T Makfi with 55.0kg at $23.30. Previously second-up 5th of 17 at Chukyo in the G3 Cbc Sho on August 10 over 1200m, 2 len behind Invincible Papa with 55.0kg at $15.10. Needs to do a lot more. |
12 Y SHIBATA |
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| 13 | 163x1 |
ECORO AZEL
HIDEYUKI MORI 3YO BAY COLT 56.0KG Masatoshi Haramura Second run back. Comes off a 42-day let-up. First-up after three months won by 0.8 len at Tokyo Dirt November 2 over 1300m defeating Dragon Welds with 57.0kg at $3.30. Previously second-up 6th of 16 at Fukushima Dirt on July 5 over 1150m, 3 len behind Aube Le Coeur with 55.0kg at $2.10. Don't underestimate. |
13 TAISEI DANNO |
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| 14 | 707x0 |
JASPER GOLD
HIDEYUKI MORI 7YO CHESTNUT GELDING 57.0KG Kazuo Kato Second-up. First-up after two months ran last of 16 at Tokyo Dirt on November 23 over 1400m, 11 len behind Wayward Act with 58.0kg at $107.60. Previously second-up 4th of 16 at Tokyo Dirt on May 24 over 1400m, 5 len behind Bidaaya carrying 58.0kg at $64.10. Unlikely to threaten. |
14 AKIRA SUGAWARA |
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NITTO BASIL
FUMINMASA TAKAHASHI 5YO BAY HORSE 57.0KG Nitto B. Third-up today and won third-up in the past. Resuming 6th of 16 at Kyoto Dirt on October 5 over 1200m, 5.5 len behind Tagano Mist with 57.0kg at $22. Last start second last of 16 at Tokyo Dirt on November 23 over 1400m, 9 len behind Wayward Act with 57.0kg at $20.20. Better off investing elsewhere. |
15 Y YOSHIDA |
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YAMANIN CERCHI
NAOYA NAKAMURA 3YO CHESTNUT COLT 58.0KG Hajime Doi Colt returning from a spell and has won previously when first up. Finished off last campaign by 2 len Ohi October 9 over 1200m defeating Kurojishi Joe carrying 55kg at $4.30. Previous preparation first-up won by neck Hanshin Dirt March 2 over 1200m defeating Aster Ruhuna carrying 57.0kg at $3.40. In sparkling form before a spell. Can go on to better things this campaign. |
16 MIRAI IWATA |
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