HANSHIN DIRT 20 Sep 2026
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A solid tempo is on the cards with Earth Gripper and Copano Campaign pushing for the lead ahead of Verve Eleven and Gran Montana. EARTH GRIPPER (2) was fourth on debut then ran a better race to finish third last time, beaten 5 lengths over 1200m at Chukyo Dirt. Drawn to enjoy a nice trail just off the pace. Likely to feature. VERVE ELEVEN (7) stepped out for the first time last start and was just fair in finishing fifth at Chukyo over 1400m, beaten 5 lengths. Expected to finish much closer with the race experience on board. SQUAMISH (8) missed the placings on debut two runs back then didn't feature last start when 9 lengths away in fifth over 1400m at this track. Likely improver with strong prospects. GRAN MONTANA (11) missed the placings on debut two starts back then ran a better race and finished 7 lengths away in fifth last time out over 1000m at Sapporo Dirt. Best figures measure up nicely. Sure to run well.
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PIKO KING
HIDEYUKI MORI 2YO DK B COLT 55.0KG BIJOUPIKO Co. Ltd. Raced two times to date. When well in the market at debut, ran last of 7 at Chukyo on August 15 over 1200m, 19 len behind Seiun My Love with 55.0kg at $3.50. Second-up ran second last of 9 in the G3 CHUKYO NISAI STAKES on August 30 over 1400m, 7 len behind G T Maika with 55.0kg at $137.80. Hard to recommend on recent form. |
1 HIROKI MATSUMOTO |
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| 2 | 43 |
EARTH GRIPPER
SHINICHIRO AKIYAMA 2YO BAY FILLY 55.0KG Center Racing Having third race start. When well in the market at debut, 4th of 11 at Hakodate Dirt on June 20 over 1000m, 9 len behind Noriyan Moanin with 55.0kg at $3.80. Second-up held ground to the line 3rd of 9 at Chukyo Dirt on July 25 over 1200m, 5 len behind Red Nebula carrying 55.0kg at $8.50. Should be right in the finish. |
2 KOHEI MATSUYAMA |
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| 3 | 7 |
GOLDEN RATIO
KENSUKE OGURA 2YO CHESTNUT COLT 53.0KG Kyoto Horse Racing Co. Ltd. At debut, 7th of 12 at Hanshin on September 5 over 1400m, 12 len behind Issus with 54.0kg at $14.70. Capable of plenty of improvement. |
3 YUICHIRO SHIBATA |
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T O RAI GA
TAMIO HAMADA 2YO DK B COLT 55.0KG Tomoya Ozasa Was at very long odds at debut, ran second last of 13 at Chukyo on July 25 over 1400m, 9 len behind Break Away carrying 55.0kg at $68.60. Can turn things around. |
4 FUMA MATSUWAKA |
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LOVE SYMPHONY
KENTA FUJINO 2YO CHESTNUT FILLY 55.0KG Katsushi Tsuchiyama At the latest run sat on the pace before fading 8th of 11 at this track on September 13 over 1400m, 11 len behind Undine with 55.0kg at $34.40. The run before that sat on the pace before fading 7th of 11 at this track on September 5 over 1400m, 10 len behind Belle Veil carrying 55.0kg at $30.50. Will be saved up for one last crack. |
5 S HAMANAKA |
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NIDOZUKE KINSHI
YUTA SATO 2YO CHESTNUT COLT 53.0KG Ichimonkai Co. Ltd. Resuming. Finished off last preparation second last in a small field at Kokura June 27 over 1200m, 13 len behind Siskin Bloom carrying 53.0kg at $34. On debut second last of 11 at Hanshin June 13 over 1200m, 18 len behind London Guards carrying 55.0kg at $21.30. Needs more time. |
6 SEINA IMAMURA |
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VERVE ELEVEN
K KOZAKI 2YO BAY COLT 55.0KG Atsushi Fujii At debut, sat on the speed and boxed on steadily 5th of 9 at Chukyo on August 23 over 1400m, 5 len behind Familie with 55.0kg at $7.70. Sure to improve with race experience now on board. |
7 KATSUMA SAMESHIMA |
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SQUAMISH
T UMEDA 2YO BAY FILLY 55.0KG Katsumi Yoshida Third race start today. When well in the market at debut, 4th of 14 at Niigata Dirt on July 25 over 1200m, 3 len behind Mikamitchi with 55.0kg at $3.50. Second-up 5th of 11 at this track on September 5 over 1400m, 9 len behind Belle Veil with 55.0kg at $3.10. Sure to go well. |
8 MIRAI IWATA |
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YOSSHI FLARE
Y KITADE 2YO CHESTNUT COLT 55.0KG Takashi Yoshioka Resumes from a spell after only one run when ran last of 13 at this track on June 13 over 1400m, 83 len behind Chloris with 55.0kg at $23.40. Unlikely to trouble the top few. |
9 MANABU SAKAI |
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COPANO CAMPAIGN
KUNIHIKO WATANABE 2YO BAY COLT 51.0KG Sachiaki Kobayashi Raced two times to date. At very big odds at debut, 4th of 9 at Kokura on July 12 over 1200m, 6 len behind Maru Mori Muso carrying 53.0kg at $87.30. Second-up failed to make an impression; 7th of 9 at Chukyo on July 26 over 1400m, 8 len behind Sant'angelo carrying 53.0kg at $102.80. Solid top-three chance. |
10 NANA KAWAHARADA |
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| 11 | 05 |
GRAN MONTANA
SATOSHI INOUE 2YO DK B COLT 55.0KG Tsuneyoshi Hattori Raced two times to date. At very big odds at debut, sat on the speed throughout before fading 10th of 12 at Hakodate on June 13 over 1200m, 8 len behind Daimei Big Boss carrying 55.0kg at $74.40. Second-up 5th of 12 at Sapporo Dirt on July 26 over 1000m, 7 len behind Clausura carrying 55.0kg at $15.10. Heading the right way and looks ready to win. |
11 YOSHIHIRO FURUKAWA |
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| 12 | 650 |
BABY BROTHER
AKIO ADACHI 2YO BAY COLT 55.0KG Yusuke Kobayashi Returns from a 42-day let-up. Last start 10th of 12 at Sapporo Dirt on August 9 over 1700m, 48 len behind Temu Fire carrying 55.0kg at $41.10. The start before that settled back and ran on when 5th of 10 at Hakodate Dirt on July 11 over 1000m, 6 len behind Rapid Tesoro with 55.0kg at $19.80. Well held last time and facing tough task today. |
12 H MIYUKI |
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| 13 | 000 |
YAMATO DU NORD
AKIO ADACHI 2YO CHESTNUT COLT 52.0KG Sun Most recently ran last of 10 at Chukyo on August 30 over 1400m, 17 len behind Viverone with 52.0kg at $492.60. The race before that ran last of 10 at Chukyo on August 16 over 1200m, 12 len behind La Jolla Eyes with 52.0kg at $415.50. Needs to do more. Others better. |
13 SEIYA MORITA |
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