Kyoto Race 5 - Maiden Race
VIP WOLF (9) Just shy of the win last run at Nakayama. Respect in this event. COSMO FIRENZE (1) Overrun in the closing stages of the race when 4th last run at Hanshin and has drawn the rails. Will be pushing for a forward position early. Gets a chance to win. FUSEN (5) Made some ground when 4th last time at Hanshin and honest performer putting a tidy record together. Possesses very good closing speed. Performing honestly this preparation. Suitably placed in this race. ELNATH (2) Outmatched in the run home when 5th last run at Hanshin and has a positive barrier. Should be competitive in this race at a bit of odds.

Jockey: Hideaki Miyuki
Weight: 57kgs
Stats
Comments
At $4.50 peaked on the run when 4th last run at Hanshin and has the ideal barrier. Likely to be well placed early. Must be considered here.
Last Starts 14 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/15 | 11/04/2026 | - | $0.00 | Hanshin | 2000m | GOOD | Hideaki Miyuki | 57kg | 02:01.20 | 2-2-2-2-4 | 5 |
| 2.8L | $5.50 | |
| 2/9 | 21/09/2025 | - | $0.00 | Hanshin | 1800m | GOOD | Ryuji Wada | 55kg | 01:47.20 | 2-2-2 | 6 |
| 0.75L | $2.40 |

Jockey: Seiya Morita
Weight: 54kgs
Stats
Comments
Started $6.00 and tired late when 5th last run at Hanshin and gets a favourable alley. Good chance of taking this out.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/16 | 12/04/2026 | - | $0.00 | Hanshin | 1800m | GOOD | Taisei Danno | 57kg | 01:52.90 | 3-3-4-3-5 | 1 |
| 7.1L | $7.00 | |
| 6/18 | 11/01/2026 | - | $0.00 | Kyoto | 1800m | GOOD | Heart Kameda | 57kg | 01:49.20 | 7-6-6 | 17 |
| 4.1L | $13.00 | |
| 4/18 | 28/12/2025 | - | $0.00 | Hanshin | 1800m | GOOD | Heart Kameda | 56kg | 01:46.20 | 12-12-4 | 12 |
| 3.01L | $8.50 | |
| 4/8 | 07/12/2025 | - | $0.00 | Hanshin | 2000m | GOOD | Alexis Pouchin | 56kg | 02:02.00 | 5-5-4-4-4 | 5 |
| 1.3L | $3.00 | |
| 3/7 | 03/08/2025 | - | $0.00 | Chukyo | 1600m | GOOD | Hideaki Miyuki | 55kg | 01:36.90 | 7-3-5-3 | 7 |
| 1.6L | $6.50 |

Jockey: Riki Takasugi
Weight: 57kgs
Stats
Comments
Odds of $15.00 and finished 9th last time at Hanshin. Has some claims.
Last Starts 20 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/15 | 05/04/2026 | - | $0.00 | Hanshin | 2400m | GOOD | Riki Takasugi | 57kg | 02:26.40 | 11-12-15-15-9 | 3 |
| 20L | $18.00 | |
| 6/11 | 21/02/2026 | - | $0.00 | Hanshin | 2400m | GOOD | Riki Takasugi | 57kg | 02:26.90 | 10-10-9-8-6 | 2 |
| 7.55L | $14.00 | |
| 4/13 | 14/12/2025 | - | $0.00 | Chukyo | 2000m | GOOD | Daito Ozawa | 56kg | 02:02.00 | 9-10-8-9-4 | 13 |
| 3.5L | $5.00 | |
| 4/13 | 30/11/2025 | - | $0.00 | Tokyo | 2000m | GOOD | Cristian Demuro | 56kg | 01:59.90 | 7-9-9-4 | 1 |
| 5.75L | $8.50 | |
| 7/14 | 04/10/2025 | - | $0.00 | Kyoto | 2000m | YIELDING | Riki Takasugi | 56kg | 02:02.30 | 9-8-8-8-7 | 4 |
| 5.36L | $12.00 |

Jockey: Osuke Tayama
Weight: 53kgs
Stats
Comments
Resumes after a spell. Odds of $81.00 and ran 9th last time around here but was a debutant last start. Tested here.
Last Starts 97 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/17 | 18/01/2026 | - | $0.00 | Kyoto | 2000m | GOOD | Osuke Tayama | 52kg | 02:03.50 | 5-9-7-10-9 | 7 |
| 5.46L | $151.00 |

Jockey: Katsuma Sameshima
Weight: 57kgs
Stats
Comments
Was $17.00 and made up ground when 4th last time at Hanshin and putting a tidy record together so far. Finishes off strongly. Should go very close.
Last Starts 56 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/14 | 28/02/2026 | - | $0.00 | Hanshin | 1800m | GOOD | Yutaka Take | 57kg | 01:45.70 | 11-11-4 | 14 |
| 6.1L | $16.00 | |
| 3/13 | 01/02/2026 | - | $0.00 | Kyoto | 2000m | GOOD | Yutaka Take | 57kg | 02:02.10 | 13-13-13-9-3 | 1 |
| 5L | $4.60 | |
| 3/12 | 13/12/2025 | - | $0.00 | Chukyo | 2000m | GOOD | Yutaka Take | 56kg | 02:01.40 | 7-7-7-8-3 | 12 |
| 2.3L | $7.00 |

Jockey: Yoshihiro Furukawa
Weight: 57kgs
Stats
Comments
Was $67.00 and came in 7th last time at Fukushima. Might be ridden for luck. Hard to warm to at present.
Last Starts 14 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/15 | 11/04/2026 | - | $0.00 | Fukushima | 2600m | GOOD | Yoshihiro Furukawa | 57kg | 02:40.30 | 15-15-4-5-7 | 14 |
| 9.3L | $91.00 | |
| 10/15 | 22/03/2026 | - | $0.00 | Chukyo | 2000m | GOOD | Yoshihiro Furukawa | 57kg | 02:00.30 | 13-14-14-15-10 | 9 |
| 9.4L | $151.00 | |
| 12/16 | 01/03/2026 | - | $0.00 | Kokura | 1800m | GOOD | Yoshihiro Furukawa | 57kg | 01:49.80 | 11-11-13-12-12 | 4 |
| 8.15L | $23.00 | |
| 12/12 | 21/12/2025 | - | $0.00 | Hanshin | 1800m | GOOD | Yoshihiro Furukawa | 56kg | 01:55.10 | 9-10-11-10-12 | 11 |
| 16.47L | $23.00 | |
| 6/10 | 06/12/2025 | - | $0.00 | Hanshin | 2000m | GOOD | Yoshihiro Furukawa | 56kg | 02:04.40 | 10-10-9-8-6 | 3 |
| 5.56L | $51.00 |

Jockey: Keisuke Dazai
Weight: 57kgs
Stats
Comments
Odds of $12.00 and ran 6th last run at Hanshin. Always seems to find the line well. Watch betting.
Last Starts 20 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/15 | 05/04/2026 | - | $0.00 | Hanshin | 2400m | GOOD | Osuke Tayama | 54kg | 02:26.40 | 9-9-8-4-6 | 6 |
| 12L | $15.00 | |
| 4/17 | 22/03/2026 | - | $0.00 | Hanshin | 2400m | GOOD | Keisuke Dazai | 57kg | 02:28.10 | 10-10-10-9-4 | 7 |
| 2.35L | $10.00 | |
| 6/16 | 21/02/2026 | - | $0.00 | Kokura | 1800m | GOOD | Genki Maruyama | 57kg | 01:49.30 | 8-10-10-11-6 | 2 |
| 2.82L | $9.00 | |
| 6/18 | 25/01/2026 | - | $0.00 | Kokura | 2000m | GOOD | Genki Maruyama | 57kg | 01:59.50 | 4-4-5-4-6 | 2 |
| 2.87L | $23.00 | |
| 8/18 | 28/12/2025 | - | $0.00 | Hanshin | 1800m | GOOD | Manami Nagashima | 54kg | 01:46.20 | 15-18-8 | 11 |
| 6.31L | $67.00 | |
| 5/14 | 06/12/2025 | - | $0.00 | Chukyo | 2000m | GOOD | Manami Nagashima | 54kg | 02:01.30 | 10-10-10-11-5 | 14 |
| 6.75L | $18.00 | |
| 8/10 | 15/11/2025 | - | $0.00 | Tokyo | 1800m | GOOD | Kohei Matsuyama | 56kg | 01:48.70 | 10-9-9-8 | 9 |
| 9.35L | $6.00 |

Jockey: Junji Iwabe
Weight: 57kgs
Stats
Comments
At $26.00 finished 9th last time at Chukyo. Likely to get back in the run. Need a lot of luck to be close to winning this.
Last Starts 34 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/15 | 22/03/2026 | - | $0.00 | Chukyo | 2000m | GOOD | Norihiro Yokoyama | 57kg | 02:00.30 | 9-10-12-12-9 | 5 |
| 7.4L | $34.00 | |
| 13/14 | 21/02/2026 | - | $0.00 | Hanshin | 1800m | STANDARD | Norihiro Yokoyama | 57kg | 01:55.50 | 8-7-7-8-13 | 10 |
| 20.8L | $6.50 |

Jockey: Atsuya Nishimura
Weight: 57kgs
Stats
Comments
Right in the mix last run at Nakayama. Solid chance.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/18 | 12/04/2026 | - | $0.00 | Nakayama | 2200m | GOOD | Michael Dee | 57kg | 02:14.10 | 8-7-11-10-2 | 3 |
| 0.01L | $4.80 | |
| 8/18 | 07/02/2026 | - | $0.00 | Kokura | 2000m | GOOD | Daito Ozawa | 57kg | 02:00.50 | 9-9-8-7-8 | 6 |
| 8.9L | $8.00 | |
| 2/18 | 25/01/2026 | - | $0.00 | Kokura | 2000m | GOOD | Daito Ozawa | 57kg | 01:59.50 | 11-9-11-6-2 | 12 |
| 1.5L | $31.00 | |
| 7/16 | 23/11/2025 | - | $0.00 | Kyoto | 2000m | GOOD | Atsuya Nishimura | 56kg | 02:00.40 | 8-9-8-7-7 | 15 |
| 4.1L | $0.00 | |
| 6/9 | 08/11/2025 | - | $0.00 | Kyoto | 1800m | GOOD | Atsuya Nishimura | 56kg | 01:47.20 | 8-8-6 | 7 |
| 6.55L | $41.00 |

Jockey: Takuma Ogino
Weight: 57kgs
Stats
Comments
First race appearance 3yo by Danon Smash for trainer Shinya Kobayashi. Respect the betting.

Jockey: Taisei Danno
Weight: 55kgs
Stats
Comments
At $67.00 kept chasing when 5th last run at Hanshin. Likely to settle back in the field. Suggest watching.
Last Starts 20 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/15 | 05/04/2026 | - | $0.00 | Hanshin | 2400m | GOOD | Taisei Danno | 55kg | 02:26.40 | 7-8-9-7-5 | 7 |
| 8.5L | $81.00 | |
| 9/18 | 21/03/2026 | - | $0.00 | Chukyo | 2000m | GOOD | Taisei Danno | 55kg | 02:00.10 | 14-14-12-12-9 | 1 |
| 4.91L | $41.00 | |
| 8/18 | 21/12/2025 | - | $0.00 | Hanshin | 1800m | GOOD | Yuichi Kitamura | 55kg | 01:47.50 | 18-18-8 | 5 |
| 4.51L | $91.00 | |
| 5/10 | 26/10/2025 | - | $0.00 | Kyoto | 1800m | GOOD | Yuichi Kitamura | 55kg | 01:50.50 | 9-7-5 | 2 |
| 7.35L | $23.00 |

Jockey: Fuma Matsuwaka
Weight: 57kgs
Stats
Comments
Ran 2nd last time at Kawasaki and facing a rise in trip. Rising in weight. Watch for a sign in the market.
Last Starts 18 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/10 | 07/04/2026 | - | $0.00 | Kawasaki | 1600m | SOFT | Ousuke Tayama | 53kg | 01:45.80 | - | 5 |
| 1.5L | $15.00 | |
| 10/14 | 21/02/2026 | - | $0.00 | Hanshin | 1800m | STANDARD | Daisuke Sasaki | 57kg | 01:55.50 | 13-13-13-13-10 | 7 |
| 18.05L | $51.00 |