Niigata Race 5 - Maiden Race
MONT ROYAL (2) appeals as the leading chance after finishing 3rd at Fukushima over 1800m, beaten 3.5L, and also placing 3rd at Kokura over this trip two starts back. RAINBOW STATE (4) comes off a solid 4th at Hanshin over 1400m, beaten 1.55L from a wide draw, and has a recent 2nd at Kyoto. LAPTOP (3) has been competitive at this distance, including a 5th at Kokura and a 4th at Hanshin over 1800m this season. DAIYU VENTI (13) and FINE BRIGHT (14) both finished 5th at their latest runs over 2000m and can be considered for wider exotics.
Jockey: Haruki Wada
Weight: 54kgs
Stats
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Last start finished 14th of 18 at Hanshin over 1600m on 21 Feb, beaten 6.56L with 57kg at $12. Placed 5th in both prior runs at the same track and trip, including a 2.01L margin behind Satono Scepter two starts back. Drops 3kg and draws barrier 1 for this. Can improve from the inside draw.
Last Starts 70 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/18 | 21/02/2026 | - | $0.00 | Hanshin | 1600m | GOOD | Kohei Matsuyama | 57kg | 01:34.20 | 17-15-14 | 8 |
| 6.56L | $12.00 | |
| 5/18 | 20/12/2025 | - | $0.00 | Hanshin | 1600m | GOOD | Seinosuke Yoshimura | 56kg | 01:33.60 | 7-6-5 | 6 |
| 2.01L | $19.00 | |
| 5/17 | 07/12/2025 | - | $0.00 | Hanshin | 1600m | GOOD | Koji Nishizuka | 55kg | 01:36.20 | 9-10-5 | 5 |
| 3.45L | $6.00 |
Jockey: Arata Saitou
Weight: 57kgs
Stats
Comments
Placed 3rd last start at Fukushima over 1800m, coming from well back in the field and finishing 3.5L behind Blanc De Blancs at $6.50. Also finished 3rd at Kokura two runs ago over the same trip, beaten 1.26L at $23. Has placed in both runs at this distance. Can feature with a similar effort.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/16 | 18/04/2026 | - | $0.00 | Fukushima | 1800m | GOOD | Rui Funayama | 55kg | 01:47.20 | 15-15-14-11-3 | 1 |
| 3.5L | $6.50 | |
| 3/16 | 15/02/2026 | - | $0.00 | Kokura | 1800m | GOOD | Rui Funayama | 54kg | 01:49.80 | 7-5-3-3-3 | 11 |
| 1.26L | $23.00 | |
| 8/16 | 07/12/2025 | - | $0.00 | Nakayama | 1200m | GOOD | Tom Marquand | 56kg | 01:09.40 | 15-12-8 | 9 |
| 7.35L | $11.00 |
Jockey: Seiya Morita
Weight: 52kgs
Stats
Comments
Last start finished 13th of 16 at Chukyo over 1600m on 15 Mar, beaten 8.41L at $18. Ran 5th at Kokura over 1800m two starts back, beaten 2.81L at $6.5. Has placed once from four runs at this trip. Can improve back up in distance.
Last Starts 48 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/16 | 15/03/2026 | - | $0.00 | Chukyo | 1600m | GOOD | Miku Kobayashi | 52kg | 01:34.90 | 10-14-14-13 | 4 |
| 8.41L | $18.00 | |
| 5/16 | 21/02/2026 | - | $0.00 | Kokura | 1800m | GOOD | Osuke Tayama | 52kg | 01:49.30 | 6-3-3-2-5 | 13 |
| 2.81L | $6.50 | |
| 5/16 | 24/01/2026 | - | $0.00 | Kokura | 1800m | GOOD | Osuke Tayama | 52kg | 01:46.10 | 7-7-7-6-5 | 3 |
| 3.06L | $23.00 | |
| 4/11 | 14/12/2025 | - | $0.00 | Hanshin | 1800m | GOOD | Osuke Tayama | 52kg | 01:46.40 | 8-7-4 | 7 |
| 4.5L | $10.00 | |
| 3/13 | 30/11/2025 | - | $0.00 | Kyoto | 1800m | GOOD | Osuke Tayama | 52kg | 01:46.40 | 9-8-3 | 11 |
| 3.25L | $301.00 | |
| 11/14 | 04/10/2025 | - | $0.00 | Kyoto | 2000m | YIELDING | Osuke Tayama | 52kg | 02:02.30 | 11-12-6-7-11 | 12 |
| 12.16L | $126.00 |
Jockey: Rui Funayama
Weight: 55kgs
Stats
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Last start finished 4th of 18 after settling back at Hanshin over 1400m on 4 Apr, beaten 1.55L with 57kg at $15 behind Mighty Kingdom. Ran 6th at Kyoto prior, and placed 2nd at the same trip three runs back at big odds. Drops 2kg and draws much better this time. Can feature with a repeat of his latest effort.
Last Starts 28 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/18 | 04/04/2026 | - | $0.00 | Hanshin | 1400m | GOOD | Ryuusei Sakai | 57kg | 01:21.60 | 13-13-4 | 18 |
| 1.55L | $15.00 | |
| 6/17 | 24/01/2026 | - | $0.00 | Kyoto | 1400m | GOOD | Takeshi Yokoyama | 57kg | 01:22.00 | 13-14-6 | 11 |
| 3.6L | $51.00 | |
| 7/16 | 20/12/2025 | - | $0.00 | Hanshin | 1400m | STANDARD | Cristian Demuro | 56kg | 01:25.50 | 9-9-7 | 10 |
| 11.5L | $3.70 | |
| 2/16 | 09/11/2025 | - | $0.00 | Kyoto | 1400m | GOOD | Seinosuke Yoshimura | 55kg | 01:26.00 | 7-7-2 | 16 |
| 1.5L | $101.00 | |
| 14/17 | 19/10/2025 | - | $0.00 | Kyoto | 1400m | GOOD | Kohei Matsuyama | 56kg | 01:22.20 | 17-16-14 | 7 |
| 13.11L | $22.00 |
Jockey: Miku Kobayashi
Weight: 52kgs
Stats
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First-up after a 97-day break. Only start was 15th of 18 at Nakayama over 2000m on 25 Jan, beaten 13.41L at $81. Drops 3kg and draws better this time. Can improve with added experience.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/18 | 25/01/2026 | - | $0.00 | Nakayama | 2000m | GOOD | Kosei Miura | 55kg | 02:03.40 | 18-17-9-16-15 | 13 |
| 13.41L | $81.00 |
Jockey: Osuke Tayama
Weight: 55kgs
Stats
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Only start was 11th of 14 at Hanshin over 1400m on 22 Feb, beaten 20.35L behind Zenkai Nadal at $34. Drops 2kg and draws better this time, stepping up 400m in trip. Three-year-old colt by Maurice can improve with experience. Not without hope.
Last Starts 69 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/14 | 22/02/2026 | - | $0.00 | Hanshin | 1400m | STANDARD | Seinosuke Yoshimura | 57kg | 01:25.80 | 13-14-11 | 11 |
| 20.35L | $34.00 |
Jockey: Akatsuki Tomita
Weight: 57kgs
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Four-year-old colt by Rulership trained by Ken Kozaki. No recent race form is available. Needs to show ability on race day.
Jockey: Yuichiro Shibata
Weight: 53kgs
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Finished 14th of 16 last start at Hanshin over 1400m on 19 Apr, beaten 20.3L at $51 behind Baronial. Previous run was 10th of 17 at Hanshin over 1600m, beaten 4.66L at $81. Steps up 400m in distance and draws slightly wider. Needs to lift on recent efforts but can improve with the extra trip.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/16 | 19/04/2026 | - | $0.00 | Hanshin | 1400m | STANDARD | Yuichiro Shibata | 53kg | 01:25.00 | 11-15-14 | 6 |
| 20.3L | $51.00 | |
| 10/17 | 07/12/2025 | - | $0.00 | Hanshin | 1600m | GOOD | Arata Saitou | 55kg | 01:36.20 | 2-2-10 | 3 |
| 4.66L | $81.00 |
Jockey: Genki Maruyama
Weight: 57kgs
Stats
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Finished 11th of 16 at Tokyo over 1800m on 22 Feb, beaten 9.45L with 57kg at $51. Settled back and made some late ground. Drops three barriers for this. Needs to improve but not without hope.
Last Starts 69 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/16 | 22/02/2026 | - | $0.00 | Tokyo | 1800m | GOOD | Mirai Iwata | 57kg | 01:47.70 | 14-15-15-11 | 12 |
| 9.45L | $51.00 |
Jockey: Yukito Ishikawa
Weight: 57kgs
Stats
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Finished 12th of 16 last start at Nakayama over 1600m on 28 Mar, beaten 10.9L with 57kg at $34. Also finished 12th of 13 at previous run over 1800m at the same track. Steps up 200m in distance and draws wider today. Needs to lift on exposed form but can improve with experience.
Last Starts 35 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/16 | 28/03/2026 | - | $0.00 | Nakayama | 1600m | GOOD | Masami Matsuoka | 57kg | 01:35.10 | 9-10-11-12 | 1 |
| 10.9L | $34.00 | |
| 12/13 | 13/12/2025 | - | $0.00 | Nakayama | 1800m | GOOD | Masami Matsuoka | 56kg | 01:48.50 | 6-6-9-10-12 | 6 |
| 15.41L | $71.00 |
Jockey: Kazuki Kikuzawa
Weight: 57kgs
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Last start finished 5th of 16 at Fukushima over 1800m on 12 Apr, beaten 1.85L behind Meiner Qualia at $20 after settling well back. Has yet to place in six career runs but showed improvement last time. Draws wide in barrier 11. Can feature with further progress.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/16 | 12/04/2026 | - | $0.00 | Fukushima | 1800m | GOOD | Kazuki Kikuzawa | 57kg | 01:49.50 | 11-13-13-14-5 | 3 |
| 1.85L | $20.00 | |
| 9/17 | 11/01/2026 | - | $0.00 | Nakayama | 2200m | GOOD | Genki Maruyama | 57kg | 02:13.80 | 10-8-8-8-9 | 10 |
| 5.16L | $126.00 | |
| 8/13 | 14/12/2025 | - | $0.00 | Chukyo | 2000m | GOOD | Genki Maruyama | 56kg | 02:02.00 | 5-3-4-3-8 | 1 |
| 7.55L | $51.00 | |
| 9/16 | 30/11/2025 | - | $0.00 | Tokyo | 1600m | STANDARD | Tom Marquand | 56kg | 01:37.70 | 6-6-9 | 4 |
| 13.96L | $67.00 | |
| 7/16 | 05/10/2025 | - | $0.00 | Tokyo | 1400m | STANDARD | Genki Maruyama | 56kg | 01:25.10 | 16-16-7 | 11 |
| 15.26L | $126.00 | |
| 12/13 | 30/08/2025 | - | $0.00 | Sapporo | 1700m | HEAVY | Rui Funayama | 52kg | 01:46.30 | 7-7-8-10-12 | 5 |
| 20.46L | $61.00 |
Jockey: Yuji Tannai
Weight: 57kgs
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Four-year-old colt by Albert out of Sharpsteen on debut for Naoyuki Morita. Draws wide in barrier 12 with Yuji Tannai to ride. Watch for any market support on debut.
Jockey: Daito Ozawa
Weight: 55kgs
Stats
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Ran on from well back for 5th of 18 at Nakayama over 2000m on 11 Apr, beaten 4.01L at $61. Drops 200m in trip and draws wider today. Has yet to win from 8 starts but did place second once. Can feature with a strong finish if the race tempo suits.
Last Starts 21 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/18 | 11/04/2026 | - | $0.00 | Nakayama | 2000m | GOOD | Hironobu Tanabe | 55kg | 02:01.50 | 15-15-15-15-5 | 4 |
| 4.01L | $61.00 | |
| 12/16 | 14/03/2026 | - | $0.00 | Chukyo | 1200m | STANDARD | Seina Imamura | 53kg | 01:13.20 | 15-14-12 | 8 |
| 15.3L | $21.00 | |
| 7/18 | 15/02/2026 | - | $0.00 | Kyoto | 1600m | GOOD | Seina Imamura | 53kg | 01:34.10 | 7-8-7 | 9 |
| 7.8L | $51.00 | |
| 8/16 | 31/01/2026 | - | $0.00 | Tokyo | 1600m | GOOD | Akira Sugawara | 55kg | 01:33.40 | 11-11-8 | 8 |
| 7.35L | $34.00 | |
| 6/17 | 23/11/2025 | - | $0.00 | Tokyo | 1600m | GOOD | Hiroyuki Uchida | 55kg | 01:33.90 | 11-8-6 | 12 |
| 5.76L | $34.00 | |
| 2/10 | 25/10/2025 | - | $0.00 | Tokyo | 1600m | GOOD | Hiroyuki Uchida | 55kg | 01:34.90 | 6-6-2 | 5 |
| 0.75L | $51.00 | |
| 6/10 | 11/10/2025 | - | $0.00 | Tokyo | 1600m | GOOD | Hiroyuki Uchida | 55kg | 01:35.90 | 8-10-6 | 7 |
| 4.36L | $23.00 | |
| 8/16 | 20/09/2025 | - | $0.00 | Nakayama | 1600m | GOOD | Hiroyuki Uchida | 55kg | 01:34.80 | 13-11-11-8 | 10 |
| 4.33L | $61.00 |
Jockey: Makoto Sugihara
Weight: 57kgs
Stats
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Last start 5th of 16 after settling back at Nakayama over 2000m on 5 Apr, beaten 8L with 57kg at $91. Has finished 5th in three of his last four runs, including at this trip. Draws wide but drops back 200m in distance. Can feature with the right run.
Last Starts 27 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 | 05/04/2026 | - | $0.00 | Nakayama | 2000m | YIELDING | Makoto Sugihara | 57kg | 02:02.20 | 15-15-14-11-5 | 1 |
| 8L | $91.00 | |
| 16/18 | 24/01/2026 | - | $0.00 | Nakayama | 2200m | GOOD | Takuya Ono | 57kg | 02:12.00 | 18-18-16-13-16 | 15 |
| 12.31L | $126.00 | |
| 5/18 | 27/12/2025 | - | $0.00 | Nakayama | 2000m | GOOD | Makoto Sugihara | 56kg | 02:01.90 | 8-8-7-4-5 | 9 |
| 2.26L | $201.00 | |
| 5/12 | 29/11/2025 | - | $0.00 | Tokyo | 1800m | GOOD | Makoto Sugihara | 56kg | 01:47.90 | 4-4-3-5 | 4 |
| 4.6L | $31.00 | |
| 11/15 | 08/11/2025 | - | $0.00 | Fukushima | 1700m | STANDARD | Makoto Sugihara | 56kg | 01:46.50 | 12-9-13-11-11 | 2 |
| 19.8L | $11.00 | |
| 4/10 | 11/10/2025 | - | $0.00 | Tokyo | 1800m | GOOD | Takuya Ono | 56kg | 01:48.60 | 4-5-5-4 | 3 |
| 8.5L | $41.00 | |
| 7/10 | 15/09/2025 | - | $0.00 | Nakayama | 1800m | GOOD | Makoto Sugihara | 55kg | 01:51.00 | 9-9-10-10-7 | 10 |
| 2.95L | $101.00 | |
| 8/15 | 13/07/2025 | - | $0.00 | Fukushima | 1800m | GOOD | Makoto Sugihara | 55kg | 01:53.60 | 9-10-10-10-8 | 2 |
| 10.21L | $61.00 |