Funabashi Race 5 - Race 5 - 1200
MORIKEN (3) sets a strong standard back to 1200m at Funabashi, boasting 3 wins from 4 here and 2 from 3 at the trip, and his prior heavy-track 1200m wins read well for soft ground. INITIATION (6) is the danger after a 3L soft-track win at this course and distance and should hold form third up. INVAINCU (4) has talent and a solid Funabashi record, but is first up and was 2nd over this track and trip last time in. WELCOME LUNCH (2) appeals for exotics with a prior 1200m soft-track win here, though her latest Urawa run was plain; leaning to MORIKEN (3) on proven course-and-trip strength.
Jockey: Keita Nishi
Weight: 54kgs
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Draws the inside after jumping from 7 last start. At Urawa on 23 Oct over 1400m she finished 4th of 12, beaten 8L at $13.00 on firm ground. Back to 1200m at Funabashi on soft, the low draw should afford a favourable run. Respectable recent effort and the gate tweak could help her settle into this.
Last Starts 13 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/12 | 23/10/2026 | - | $0.00 | Urawa | 1400m | FIRM | Keita Nishi | 54kg | 01:29.70 | - | 7 |
| 8L | $13.00 | |
| 3/10 | 24/09/2026 | - | $0.00 | Urawa | 1400m | SOFT | Keita Nishi | 54kg | 01:29.70 | - | 7 |
| 3L | $23.00 | |
| 5/8 | 09/09/2026 | - | $0.00 | Kawasaki | 1400m | HEAVY | Keita Nishi | 54kg | 01:33.10 | - | 3 |
| 11.8L | $18.00 | |
| 2/7 | 11/08/2026 | - | $0.00 | Urawa | 1500m | FIRM | Keita Nishi | 54kg | 01:39.00 | - | 5 |
| 3L | $10.00 | |
| 5/8 | 17/07/2026 | - | $0.00 | Urawa | 1500m | SOFT | Haruhito Nakayama | 53kg | 01:35.50 | - | 6 |
| 14.1L | $81.00 | |
| 4/7 | 23/06/2026 | - | $0.00 | Urawa | 1400m | SOFT | Tsubasa Sasagawa | 54kg | 01:31.00 | - | 3 |
| 8L | $5.50 | |
| 3/5 | 25/05/2026 | - | $0.00 | Urawa | 1400m | GOOD | Norifumi Mikamoto | 54kg | 01:30.60 | - | 5 |
| 8L | $3.90 |
Jockey: Gonsarubesu Furanshisuko
Weight: 54kgs
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Back to 1200m at Funabashi, the scene of her 28 Sep win on soft by 2.5L at $2.90, looks a positive set-up. That effort rates well against this small field and came on the same track condition. The subsequent 10th at Urawa over 1400m can be forgiven returning to her proven trip. With Gonsarubesu Furanshisuko aboard, Welcome Lunch brings the right profile to be competitive.
Last Starts 13 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/12 | 23/10/2026 | - | $0.00 | Urawa | 1400m | FIRM | Takehiro Kasano | 54kg | 01:29.70 | - | 3 |
| 13.01L | $12.00 | |
| 1/7 | 28/09/2026 | - | $0.00 | Funabashi | 1200m | SOFT | Takehiro Kasano | 54kg | 01:16.00 | - | 4 |
| 2.5L | $2.90 | |
| 5/10 | 13/08/2026 | - | $0.00 | Monbetsu | 1100m | FIRM | Ryouga Fujita | 53kg | 01:09.20 | - | 1 |
| 7.31L | $16.00 | |
| 3/10 | 29/07/2026 | - | $0.00 | Monbetsu | 1100m | GOOD | Ryouga Fujita | 53kg | 01:09.00 | - | 6 |
| 6L | $23.00 |
Jockey: Yuuki Yamanaka
Weight: 56kgs
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Won 3 of last 5 and boasts a strong Funabashi 1200m record (3:2-0-1) within an overall track profile of (4:3-0-1). Last start here on 29 Sep over 1200m he was $1.75 and finished 3rd of 11, beaten 5.5L on HEAVY. Prior run on 28 Jun at the same trip was a dominant win (1st of 5) at $1.03 on HEAVY. Draws better moving from barrier 7 to 3, and that proven course-and-distance record sets him up well.
Last Starts 37 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/11 | 29/09/2026 | - | $0.00 | Funabashi | 1200m | HEAVY | Yuuki Yamanaka | 55kg | 01:16.40 | - | 7 |
| 5.5L | $1.75 | |
| 5/10 | 11/08/2026 | - | $0.00 | Urawa | 1400m | FIRM | Yuuki Yamanaka | 54kg | 01:27.70 | - | 6 |
| 10.25L | $4.20 | |
| 1/5 | 28/06/2026 | - | $0.00 | Funabashi | 1200m | HEAVY | Yuuki Yamanaka | 55kg | 01:15.60 | - | 1 |
| 20L | $1.03 | |
| 1/12 | 02/06/2026 | - | $0.00 | Funabashi | 1200m | FIRM | Yuuki Yamanaka | 54kg | 01:16.50 | - | 6 |
| 1L | $2.60 | |
| 1/6 | 08/05/2026 | - | $0.00 | Funabashi | 1000m | FIRM | Yuuki Yamanaka | 54kg | 01:02.70 | - | 6 |
| 1L | $4.40 |
Jockey: Kazuma Nakano
Weight: 55kgs
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First up after 13 weeks, and his last run was a 2nd of 6 over this trip at Funabashi on 2 Aug when $1.45 and beaten 4L. Stays at 1200m with Kazuma Nakano booked for Takayuki Yamashita. Soft ground is a new variable, but that track run reads well for this.
Last Starts 95 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/6 | 02/08/2026 | - | $0.00 | Funabashi | 1200m | FIRM | Kazuma Nakano | 54kg | 01:16.90 | - | 5 |
| 4L | $1.45 | |
| 1/6 | 04/07/2026 | - | $0.00 | Funabashi | 1000m | GOOD | Kazuma Nakano | 54kg | 01:02.90 | - | 6 |
| 7L | $1.60 |
Jockey: Tsubasa Sasagawa
Weight: 55kgs
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Placed in 3 of last 5 and now draws better, shifting from barrier 8 to 5. Last start at Urawa over 1400m he finished 6th of 11, beaten 4.76L at $14.00. Back to 1200m at Funabashi with Tsubasa Sasagawa aboard looks a reasonable set-up to hold a spot.
Last Starts 16 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/11 | 20/10/2026 | - | $0.00 | Urawa | 1400m | FIRM | Ryou Nobata | 55kg | 01:29.20 | - | 8 |
| 4.76L | $14.00 | |
| 4/7 | 25/09/2026 | - | $0.00 | Urawa | 1500m | GOOD | Tsubasa Sasagawa | 54kg | 01:36.10 | - | 1 |
| 5L | $4.80 | |
| 2/10 | 10/09/2026 | - | $0.00 | Kawasaki | 1400m | HEAVY | Masashige Honda | 54kg | 01:32.90 | - | 1 |
| 3L | $17.00 | |
| 3/9 | 07/08/2026 | - | $0.00 | Urawa | 1400m | FIRM | Naoki Machida | 54kg | 01:30.40 | - | 4 |
| 24L | $2.60 | |
| 3/7 | 26/05/2026 | - | $0.00 | Urawa | 800m | GOOD | Naoki Machida | 54kg | 00:47.80 | - | 5 |
| 5L | $4.00 |
Jockey: Takehiro Kasano
Weight: 55kgs
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Third up and already a Funabashi 1200m winner on soft, scoring by 3L on 28 Sep at $7.50. That decisive win underpins his set-up here, and staying at the same trip looks a plus. With Takehiro Kasano aboard again, he brings proven conditions form into a smaller field. Well placed to hold his form.
Last Starts 38 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/12 | 28/09/2026 | - | $0.00 | Funabashi | 1200m | SOFT | Takehiro Kasano | 54kg | 01:16.40 | - | 3 |
| 3L | $7.50 | |
| 2/6 | 27/08/2026 | - | $0.00 | Funabashi | 1000m | FIRM | Takehiro Kasano | 54kg | 01:03.80 | - | 6 |
| 0.75L | $12.00 |
Jockey: Jouji Wada
Weight: 54kgs
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Drops back to 1200m at Funabashi where on 29 Sep she was 5th of 11 over this trip on HEAVY, beaten 8.6L at $16.00. That effort reads better than the 1500m Kawasaki run on FIRM when 10th of 10, beaten 58.75L. Back to a sprint and returning to this venue looks a more suitable set-up. A tidy run is within reach if she can reproduce that prior Funabashi effort.
Last Starts 24 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 12/10/2026 | - | $0.00 | Kawasaki | 1500m | FIRM | Shoutarou Kawashima | 54kg | 01:36.50 | - | 7 |
| 58.75L | $151.00 | |
| 5/11 | 29/09/2026 | - | $0.00 | Funabashi | 1200m | HEAVY | Takayuki Yano | 54kg | 01:16.40 | - | 9 |
| 8.6L | $16.00 | |
| 1/9 | 25/08/2026 | - | $0.00 | Funabashi | 1200m | FIRM | Shoutarou Kawashima | 54kg | 01:16.60 | - | 5 |
| 1.5L | $3.40 | |
| 4/7 | 06/08/2026 | - | $0.00 | Funabashi | 1000m | FIRM | Shoutarou Kawashima | 54kg | 01:01.30 | - | 4 |
| 7.01L | $6.50 |