Hanshin Race 8

Sumire Stakes(L)

Prize Money: $372,728

PAGE TURNER (1) wasted no time getting off the mark as favourite on debut over 2000m at this track ten weeks ago and has not been produced since. Will come on following that run and looks tough to hold out again. AURUM ARES (2) ran fourth at his latest appearance in the Gr 1 Hopeful Stakes over 2000m at Nakayama, clocking in 2.25 lengths from the winner. That is excellent form for a race of this standard. Leading contender. NARITA ESPERANZA (7) broke through for his maiden win over 1800m at Kyoto last time. Sparingly raced and has more to offer. Definitely worth including. GAUDI (6) kicked off this prep with a win six weeks ago, scoring over 2400m at Kyoto. Promising colt with a lot more in store.

Distance: 2200m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: Turf
Class: OPEN

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Page Turner (1) 1x
Trainer: Mitsumasa Nakauchida(Japan)
Jockey: Yuga Kawada
Weight: 57kg
Prize Money: $73,501
Win / Place: 100% / 100%

3 yo Bay Colt

Sire: EPIPHANEIA (JPN)

Dam: CALLBACK (USA)

Rating

Stats

Career

1: 1-0-0

Track

1: 1-0-0

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

Metro

1: 1-0-0

Turf

1: 1-0-0

Good

1: 1-0-0

Clockwise

1: 1-0-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 1-0-0

Trainer

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Distance

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Track

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Distance Range Last 6 months

2000m

Comments

Resumes from a spell after only one run when favourite; won by a neck at this track December 14 over 2000m defeating Edwin Narco carrying 56.0kg at $1.30. Should be right in the finish.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 6	14/12/25	Hanshin	2000m	NEWC 2	3	Yuga Kawada	56kg	Good	2:03.80	58.2 km/h	0:34.90	0.3L	5-3	$1.30f	-	$139,650	$73,501	1. Page Turner 2. Edwin Narco 3. Black Shalimar

Place

Date

Track

Distance

Class

Barrier

Jockey

Weight

Cond.

Race Time

Avg. Speed

Last 600m

Margin

800/400

Days

Prize

Prize Won

Result

1st of 6

14/12/25

Hanshin

2000m

NEWC 2

Yuga Kawada

56kg

Good

2:03.80

58.2 km/h

0:34.90

0.3L

5-3

$1.30f

$139,650

$73,501

1. Page Turner

2. Edwin Narco

3. Black Shalimar

Aurum Ares (2) 14x24
Trainer: Shinsuke Hashiguchi()
Jockey: Yuji Hishida
Weight: 57kg
Prize Money: $280,309
Win / Place: 25% / 50%

3 yo Chestnut Colt

Sire: HARBINGER (GB)

Dam: STARS IN HEAVEN (JPN)

Rating

Stats

Career

4: 1-1-0

1st Up

2: 1-1-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

Metro

4: 1-1-0

Turf

4: 1-1-0

Good

4: 1-1-0

Clockwise

4: 1-1-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

4: 1-1-0

Trainer

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Distance

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Track

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Trainer/Track

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Trainer/Distance

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Distance Range Last 6 months

1800m - 2000m

Comments

Third-up today. Comes off a 56 day let-up. First-up 2nd of 8 at Kyoto on November 16 over 2000m, neck behind Noche Cerrada with 56.0kg at $4.40. Second-up came from midfield; 4th of 16 at Nakayama in the G1 Hopeful Stakes on December 27 over 2000m, 2.25 len behind Lovcen carrying 56.0kg at $16. Expected to go very well.

Expected Settling Position: Off Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
4th of 16	27/12/25	Nakayama	2000m	G1 OPEN 2	2	Yuji Hishida	56kg	Good	2:01.00	59.5 km/h	0:35.20	2.3L	9-10	$16	41	$1,329,480	$107,801	1. Lovcen 2. Forte Angelo 3. Ask Edinburgh
41 Day Freshen-Up
2nd of 8	16/11/25	Kyoto	2000m	ALLOW 2	4	Yuji Hishida	56kg	Good	2:01.30	59.4 km/h	0:34.80	0.3L	7-5	$4.40	71	$211,900	$44,147	1. Noche Cerrada 2. Aurum Ares 3. Dark Mars
71 Day Spell
4th of 12	6/9/25	Sapporo	1800m	G3 OPEN 2	10	Yuji Hishida	55kg	Good	1:50.60	58.6 km/h	0:36.10	3.1L	12-8	$4.20	48	$616,190	$48,912	1. Shonan Gulf 2. Gene King 3. Smart Priere
48 Day Freshen-Up
1st of 9	20/7/25	Hakodate	1800m	NEWC 2	2	Yuji Hishida	55kg	Good	1:48.70	59.6 km/h	0:34.80	1.8L	3-3	$6.00	-	$150,950	$79,449	1. Aurum Ares 2. Ham Tan 3. Noche Cerrada

Noche Cerrada (3) 31x10
Trainer: Yoshiaki Sugiyama()
Jockey: Hideaki Miyuki
Weight: 57kg
Prize Money: $189,995
Win / Place: 50% / 75%

Strong Form on Good

3 yo Grey Colt

Sire: DREFONG (USA)

Dam: NOCHE BLANCA (JPN)

Rating

Stats

Career

4: 2-0-1

1st Up

2: 1-0-1

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

Metro

4: 2-0-1

Turf

4: 2-0-1

Good

4: 2-0-1

Clockwise

4: 2-0-1

Jockey Stats

Trainer

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Distance

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Track

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Trainer/Track

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Trainer/Distance

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Distance Range Last 6 months

1800m - 2000m

Comments

Third-up today. Freshened for 56 days. First-up won by a neck at Kyoto November 16 over 2000m defeating Aurum Ares with 56.0kg at $15.30. Second run from a spell 10th of 16 at Nakayama in the G1 Hopeful Stakes on December 27 over 2000m, 5.5 len behind Lovcen with 56.0kg at $37.90. Outclassed last start but is better placed here.

Expected Settling Position: Off Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
10th of 16	27/12/25	Nakayama	2000m	G1 OPEN 2	1	Alexis Pouchin	56kg	Good	2:01.00	59.5 km/h	0:35.20	5.4L	6-7	$38	41	$1,329,480	-	1. Lovcen 2. Forte Angelo 3. Ask Edinburgh
41 Day Freshen-Up
1st of 8	16/11/25	Kyoto	2000m	ALLOW 2	2	Cristian Demuro	56kg	Good	2:01.30	59.4 km/h	0:34.80	0.3L	5-2	$15	78	$211,900	$111,855	1. Noche Cerrada 2. Aurum Ares 3. Dark Mars
78 Day Spell
1st of 7	30/8/25	Sapporo	1800m	MDN 2	3	Takeshi Yokoyama	55kg	Good	1:52.20	57.8 km/h	0:36.70	0.3L	6-3	$1.90	41	$109,810	$58,013	1. Noche Cerrada 2. Akkan 3. Shonan Bourbon
41 Day Freshen-Up
3rd of 9	20/7/25	Hakodate	1800m	NEWC 2	1	Y Fujioka	55kg	Good	1:48.70	59.6 km/h	0:34.80	3.0L	8-6	$12	-	$150,950	$20,127	1. Aurum Ares 2. Ham Tan 3. Noche Cerrada

Large Ensemble (4) 74x16
Trainer: Ryo Takei()
Jockey: Mirai Iwata
Weight: 57kg
Prize Money: $63,251
Win / Place: 25% / 25%

3 yo Bay Colt

Sire: BENBATL (GB)

Dam: NASUNO FORTE (JPN)

Rating

Stats

Career

4: 1-0-0

Season

1: 0-0-0

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

Metro

4: 1-0-0

Turf

3: 1-0-0

Good

3: 1-0-0

Dirt

1: 0-0-0

Clockwise

4: 1-0-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 1-0-0

Trainer

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Distance

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Track

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Distance Range Last 6 months

1800m - 2000m

Comments

Third-up today. Resuming scored a big 5 len win at Nakayama December 14 over 2000m defeating Lucky Switch with 56.0kg at $5.10. Last start 6th of 13 at Kyoto in LR on January 24 over 2000m, 7 len behind Shonan Hayanami with 57.0kg at $12.30. Preferred in something easier.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
6th of 13	24/1/26	Kyoto	2000m	LR OPEN 3	11	Takeshi Yokoyama	57kg	Good	2:01.20	59.4 km/h	0:35.00	7.6L	9-12	$12	41	$385,960	-	1. Shonan Hayanami 2. Acrophase 3. Event Horizon
41 Day Freshen-Up
1st of 18	14/12/25	Nakayama	2000m	MDN 2	9	Mirai Iwata	56kg	Good	2:03.00	58.5 km/h	0:36.50	5.0L	6-5	$5.10	63	$103,880	$54,880	1. Large Ensemble 2. Lucky Switch 3. Jacket Pocket
63 Day Spell
4th of 9	12/10/25	Kyoto	2000m	MDN 2	3	Riki Takasugi	56kg	Good	1:59.50	60.3 km/h	0:35.50	3.9L	3-8	$30	15	$105,630	$8,371	1. Blaenavon 2. Realize Glint 3. Ask Chance Man
7th of 16	27/9/25	Nakayama	1800m	NEWC 2	1	H Uchida	55kg	Good	1:55.60	56.1 km/h	0:38.00	12.5L	7-9	$43	-	$148,300	-	1. Kenton 2. Finger 3. Rhein Sieg

Akkan (5) 2211x0
Trainer: Takeshi Okumura()
Jockey: Kenichi Ikezoe
Weight: 57kg
Prize Money: $223,517
Win / Place: 40% / 80%

Form on Good

3 yo Bay Colt

Sire: HAWKBILL (USA)

Dam: CITY RHYTHM (JPN)

Rating

Stats

Career

5: 2-2-0

Season

1: 0-0-0

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

3rd Up

1: 1-0-0

4th Up

1: 1-0-0

Metro

5: 2-2-0

Turf

5: 2-2-0

Good

5: 2-2-0

Clockwise

4: 1-2-0

Anti-Clockwise

1: 1-0-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

4: 1-2-0

Trainer

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Distance

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Track

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Trainer/Track

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Trainer/Distance

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Distance Range Last 6 months

1800m - 2000m

Comments

Second-up. First-up after three months ran last of 15 at Nakayama in the G3 Keisei Hai on January 18 over 2000m, 9 len behind Green Energy carrying 57.0kg at $9.50. Previously second-up came from midfield; 2nd of 7 at Sapporo on August 30 over 1800m, neck behind Noche Cerrada with 55.0kg at $1.80. Not the roughest.

Expected Settling Position: Off Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
15th of 15	18/1/26	Nakayama	2000m	G3 OPEN 3	6	K Ikezoe	57kg	Good	1:59.30	60.4 km/h	0:34.70	9.6L	13-10	$9.50	77	$745,650	-	1. Green Energy 2. Matenro Gale 3. Solennellement
77 Day Spell
1st of 5	2/11/25	Tokyo	2000m	ALLOW 2	3	K Ikezoe	56kg	Good	2:00.10	60.0 km/h	0:34.70	1.8L	-	$12	56	$211,210	$111,369	1. Akkan 2. Forte Angelo 3. Cosmo Elvar
56 Day Freshen-Up
1st of 10	7/9/25	Sapporo	2000m	MDN 2	4	S Hamanaka	55kg	Good	2:06.60	56.9 km/h	0:37.00	1.0L	2-3	$2.80	8	$110,310	$58,279	1. Akkan 2. Cosmo Nahema 3. Centre De Paris
2nd of 7	30/8/25	Sapporo	1800m	MDN 2	6	K Ikezoe	55kg	Good	1:52.20	57.8 km/h	0:36.70	0.3L	3-2	$1.80f	21	$109,810	$22,791	1. Noche Cerrada 2. Akkan 3. Shonan Bourbon
2nd of 11	9/8/25	Sapporo	1800m	NEWC 2	12	K Ikezoe	55kg	Good	1:50.00	58.9 km/h	0:36.70	2.0L	5-2	$6.00	-	$147,620	$31,078	1. Hishi Amoureuse 2. Akkan 3. Graines De Joie

Gaudi (6) 4x1
Trainer: Hiroyuki Uemura()
Jockey: Kohei Matsuyama
Weight: 57kg
Prize Money: $67,264
Win / Place: 50% / 50%

3 yo Chestnut Colt

Sire: REY DE ORO (JPN)

Dam: GRADIVA (JPN)

Rating

Stats

Career

2: 1-0-0

Season

1: 1-0-0

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

Metro

2: 1-0-0

Turf

2: 1-0-0

Good

2: 1-0-0

Clockwise

2: 1-0-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 1-0-0

Trainer

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Distance

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Track

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Trainer/Track

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Distance Range Last 6 months

2000m - 2400m

Comments

Third race start. First start 4th of 9 at Kyoto on November 1 over 2000m, 4 len behind Shadow Master with 56.0kg at $5.40. Returned from break won by 1.0 len at Kyoto January 10 over 2400m defeating Come On Man carrying 57.0kg at $6.20. One of the top chances.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 18	10/1/26	Kyoto	2400m	MDN 3	6	Kohei Matsuyama	57kg	Good	2:27.20	58.7 km/h	0:35.60	1.0L	7-6	$6.20	70	$107,740	$56,351	1. Gaudi 2. Come On Man 3. Red Raja
70 Day Spell
4th of 9	1/11/25	Kyoto	2000m	NEWC 2	3	Mirai Iwata	56kg	Good	2:02.30	58.9 km/h	0:35.80	4.1L	7-7	$5.40	-	$141,370	$10,913	1. Shadow Master 2. Saliente 3. Sfidante

Narita Esperanza (7) 6x3x31
Trainer: Yuichi Fukunaga()
Jockey: Yutaka Take
Weight: 57kg
Prize Money: $84,641
Win / Place: 25% / 75%

3 yo Brown Colt

Sire: KITASAN BLACK (JPN)

Dam: WONDERFILLY (FR)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

4: 1-0-2

Track

2: 0-0-2

Season

1: 1-0-0

1st Up

3: 0-0-2

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Metro

4: 1-0-2

Turf

4: 1-0-2

Good

4: 1-0-2

Clockwise

4: 1-0-2

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 1-0-0

Trainer

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Distance

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Track

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Trainer/Track

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Trainer/Distance

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Distance Range Last 6 months

1800m

Comments

Third-up today. Not raced for 41 days. Resuming 3rd of 18 at this track on December 28 over 1800m, 0.6 len behind Storm Gale carrying 56.0kg at $15. Second run from a spell favourite; won by 1.0 len at Kyoto January 11 over 1800m defeating Meisho Tenku with 57.0kg at $3.90. Last-start winner who can measure up again.

Expected Settling Position: Off Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 18	11/1/26	Kyoto	1800m	MDN 3	12	Yutaka Take	57kg	Good	1:49.20	59.3 km/h	0:34.90	1.0L	-	$3.90f	14	$107,740	$56,351	1. Narita Esperanza 2. Meisho Tenku 3. Saliente
3rd of 18	28/12/25	Hanshin	1800m	MDN 2	15	Florent Geroux	56kg	Good	1:46.20	61.0 km/h	0:35.20	0.6L	-	$15	91	$103,880	$13,720	1. Storm Gale 2. Lance Of Hero 3. Narita Esperanza
91 Day Spell
3rd of 10	28/9/25	Hanshin	1800m	MDN 2	5	R Wada	55kg	Good	1:46.60	60.8 km/h	0:34.70	2.8L	-	$8.20	70	$110,310	$14,570	1. Centre De Paris 2. Blaenavon 3. Narita Esperanza
70 Day Spell
6th of 13	20/7/25	Kokura	1800m	NEWC 2	6	R Wada	55kg	Good	1:52.50	57.6 km/h	0:35.50	7.3L	6-6	$40	-	$150,950	-	1. Bereshit 2. Lord Filer 3. Route Thirteen

Race Review Abbreviations

3WNC: Three wide no cover, Awk: Awkwardly away, Bk: Back, Blkd: Blocked, Btld: Battled, Chal: Challenged, Chkd: Checked, Cvr: Cover, Fdd: Faded, Fght: Fought, Fin: Finish, Hdd: Headed, Hld up: Held up, Hmprd: Hampered, Hndy: Handy, Kikd: Kicked, Kn: Keen, Ld: Led/Lead, Midf: Midfield, Mod pc: Moderate pace, Otf: On the Fence, ROS: Ran on strongly, Slow: Slow away, Snagd: Snagged, Stld: Settled, Tn: Turn, Trld: Trailed, Under pres: Under pressure, Under rd: Under riding, Urgd: Urged, Wd: Wide, Wdr: Wider, Weavd: Weaved, Wknd: Weakened, Wrkd: Worked

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