NAKAYAMA 12 Jan 2026
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Maiden Race 2000m Track: FIRM |
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Strong tempo with Bear Dokkyun, Grenoble and Taisei Stunner leading the charge. ELU GRACE (7) finished second, beaten 5 lengths, over 1800m at Tokyo on debut nine weeks ago and has been kept under wraps since. Will be better for that race experience and is expected to play a major role. GUARD OF HONOUR (15) was in the money first up then met with strong support last time but could only manage sixth over 2000m at Tokyo. Can bounce back to his best form in this moderate affair. SATONO MARTINI (11) has not raced since he finished third on debut over 1800m at Tokyo on November 8. Plenty of improvement in store and is one of the main contenders. BEAR DOKKYUN (17) made her debut last start at a big quote but defied the market to grab third, beaten 2.25 lengths, over 2000m at this track. Has ability and worth including.
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| 1 | 8807x |
HALLONGROTTOR
SHINICHI ITO 3YO BAY COLT 54.0KG Mill Farm Co. Ltd. He is resuming after a 11 weeks break. Finished off last preparation seventh of 10 at Tokyo October 26 over 2000m, 10 len behind Sewelo carrying 53.0kg at $185.20. On debut second last of 11 at Niigata August 17 over 1800m, 15 len behind Swift Mimosa with 52.0kg at $107.60. Doesn't appeal. |
1 TATSUKI ENDO |
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| 2 | 585x |
SHIDEN ISSEN
Y TAMURA 3YO DK B COLT 57.0KG Big Red Farm Resuming. Finished off last campaign fifth of 16 at this track September 28 over 2000m, 9 len behind Cozzolino carrying 55.0kg at $91.40. On debut fifth of 11 at Sapporo August 24 over 2000m, 7 len behind Mystic Renan carrying 55.0kg at $19.50. Marginal prospect. |
2 KAZUO YOKOYAMA |
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| 3 | 77765 |
WINTER BREATH
MASAHIRO TAKEUCHI 3YO CHESTNUT COLT 57.0KG Shadai Race Horse Co. Ltd. Last start 5th of 18 at Chukyo on December 20 over 2000m, 2 len behind Lord Merveille with 56.0kg at $22.50. The run before that 6th of 12 at Tokyo on November 8 over 2000m, 8 len behind Green Energy with 56.0kg at $137.50. Prefer in something a bit easier. |
3 YUSUKE HARA |
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| 4 | 655x |
ZETA RETICULI
HITOSHI KOTEGAWA 3YO BAY FILLY 55.0KG Big Red Farm Resuming after a 11 weeks break. Finished off last campaign fifth of 10 at Tokyo October 26 over 2000m, 8 len behind Sewelo carrying 55.0kg at $4.90. On debut sixth of 10 at this track September 21 over 2000m, 8 len behind Florecer carrying 55.0kg at $30.10. Look for a bold run. |
4 YUJI TANNAI |
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| 5 | 7x |
WIN BEL CIELO
T TEZUKA 3YO BAY FILLY 53.0KG Win Co. Ltd. Resuming after a break; only one run when 7th of 11 at Sapporo on August 24 over 2000m, 8 len behind Mystic Renan carrying 55.0kg at $7.30. Will struggle against these. |
5 KO NAGAHAMA |
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| 6 | 0x3 |
ICE AND SNOW
M KOGA 3YO BAY COLT 57.0KG Haruya Yoshida Second-up. First start 10th of 16 at Fukushima on July 19 over 1800m, 9 len behind Zaafir carrying 55.0kg at $48.10. Went for a break before returning held ground to the line 3rd of 18 at this track on December 27 over 2000m, 1.75 len behind Pod Cross with 56.0kg at $110.80. Solid top-three hope. |
6 DAISUKE SASAKI |
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| 7 | 2x |
ELU GRACE
YUSUKE WADA 3YO CHESTNUT FILLY 55.0KG Yuji Yoshimoto Resuming after a break; only one run when 2nd of 13 at Tokyo on November 8 over 1800m, 5 len behind L'avenue with 55.0kg at $24.20. Can go on with the job this prep. |
7 TAKESHI YOKOYAMA |
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| 8 | 090 |
WIN REFLECT
TAKAYUKI KATO 3YO BROWN COLT 54.0KG Win Co. Ltd. Comes here off a 58-day let-up. At the latest run second last of 17 at Tokyo on November 15 over 1600m, 8 len behind Spe Luce with 56.0kg at $249.30. The race before that 9th of 18 at Tokyo on November 9 over 1400m, 6 len behind Chartres with 56.0kg at $183.40. Not for ours. |
8 RUI FUNAYAMA |
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| 9 | 0 |
NOBLE JACKAL
YOSHINORI MUTO 3YO BAY COLT 57.0KG Nobuhiko Yoshiki Was at very long odds at debut, 10th of 16 at Fukushima on November 24 over 1800m, 7 len behind Function carrying 56.0kg at $131. Cannot enthuse after that sub-standard performance. |
9 MIYABI MUTO |
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| 10 | 06x |
MEINER EIFEL
H UEHARA 3YO BAY COLT 57.0KG Thoroughbred Club Ruffian Co. Ltd. Resumes from a spell. Finished off last preparation sixth of 8 at Tokyo October 18 over 1800m, 8 len behind Danon Cefiro with 56.0kg at $122. On debut 13th of 15 at Tokyo October 5 over 2000m, 16 len behind Going To Sky carrying 56.0kg at $100.90. Others have firmer winning claims. |
10 DAICHI SHIBATA |
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| 11 | 3x |
SATONO MARTINI
MASAYOSHI EBINA 3YO GREY COLT 57.0KG Hajime Satomi Resumes from a spell after only one run when 3rd of 13 at Tokyo on November 8 over 1800m, 6 len behind L'avenue carrying 56.0kg at $18.80. Expecting a bright start to the campaign. |
11 H KITAMURA |
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| 12 | 435 |
ADMIRE ULTRA
KEISUKE MIYATA 3YO BAY COLT 57.0KG Junko Kondo Comes off a 30 day let-up. At the latest run 5th of 16 at this track on December 13 over 1600m, 6 len behind Balboa Park carrying 56.0kg at $6.60. The run before that 3rd of 14 at Tokyo Dirt on November 24 over 1600m, 10 len behind Mac Lir carrying 56.0kg at $15.20. Better than that recent moderate performance suggests. |
12 KIWAMU OGINO |
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| 13 | 5 |
MANAIAKALANI
KATSUHARU TANAKA 3YO BAY COLT 57.0KG Katsumi Yoshida Jumped at a huge quote at debut, made some head-way from midfield; 5th of 17 at this track on December 20 over 2000m, 5 len behind Plaudits carrying 56.0kg at $56.40. That race experience to prove invaluable. |
13 KAZUKI KIKUZAWA |
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| 14 | 9x |
EN VEDETTE
FUMINMASA TAKAHASHI 3YO BAY FILLY 55.0KG Silk Racing Co. Ltd. Resuming after a break; only one run when 9th of 18 at Tokyo on October 19 over 1800m, 5 len behind Brown Banana with 55.0kg at $19.20. Major upset if she won. |
14 GENKI MARUYAMA |
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| 15 | 5x26 |
GUARD OF HONOUR
TORU HAYASHI 3YO BAY COLT 57.0KG Sunday Racing Co. Ltd. Third-up today. Resumes off a 58 day letup. Resuming 2nd of 9 at Tokyo on October 4 over 2000m, 1.75 len behind Mikki Mermaid with 56.0kg at $5.10. Last start 6th of 13 at Tokyo on November 15 over 2000m, 3.5 len behind Olufsen with 56.0kg at $3.90. Has the ability to be in the finish. |
15 K TOSAKI |
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| 16 | 0 |
GRENOBLE
YOSHIKATSU SATO 3YO DK B COLT 57.0KG Takaya Shimakawa Was at very long odds at debut, sat behind the speed prior to fading 14th of 16 at Fukushima on November 15 over 2000m, 7 len behind Shogun Masamune with 56.0kg at $77. Needs to do a lot more than he did on debut. |
16 KAZUMA HARADA |
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| 17 | 3 |
BEAR DOKKYUN
NAOTO CHIBA 3YO DK B FILLY 55.0KG Hiroshi Kumaki Was at a huge quote at debut, 3rd of 18 at this track on December 6 over 2000m, 2.25 len behind Godiamo with 55.0kg at $90.50. Sure to take a lot from that experience and makes plenty of appeal. |
17 MASAMI MATSUOKA |
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| 18 | 4 |
TAISEI STUNNER
M IKEGAMI 3YO BROWN FILLY 55.0KG Seiho Tanaka Jumped as a despised roughie at debut, tracked the speed and boxed on steadily 4th of 13 at this track on December 13 over 1800m, 3 len behind Benvenuta carrying 55.0kg at $56.60. Encouraging signs on debut and is worth following up. |
18 AKIHIDE TSUMURA |
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