Neds - Form Guide

Kakushin (1) 0570645477
Trainer: Yutaka Kuroki()
Jockey: Kunihisa Hirase
Weight: 57kg
Prize Money: $274,841
Win / Place: 8.16% / 17%

9 yo Dark Bay Horse

Sire: MALIBU MOON (USA)

Dam: SWITCHEROO (USA)

Rating

Stats

Career

98: 8-1-8

Distance

25: 4-1-5

Trk/Dst

15: 3-1-4

Track

31: 4-1-4

Season

15: 2-0-1

1st Up

8: 1-0-0

2nd Up

7: 2-0-0

3rd Up

6: 0-0-0

4th Up

6: 0-0-2

Metro

26: 1-0-2

Non-Metro

72: 7-1-6

Turf

6: 0-0-0

Good

3: 0-0-0

Dirt

92: 8-1-8

Fast

3: 0-0-0

Firm

35: 5-0-2

Clockwise

86: 8-1-7

Anti-Clockwise

12: 0-0-1

Steeple

3: 0-0-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

19: 3-1-2

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1400m - 1500m

Comments

Has been safely held at his past two, finishing seventh behind Sun Ship last start after settling rearward and being unwanted in the market. The start prior was also plain when seventh behind Nyan Taro, beaten over 14 lengths, despite working home fairly from a hopeless position. His three wins and five places from 15 starts at this track and distance are the saving grace, but recent form says he must lift sharply.

Expected Settling Position: Off Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
7th of 11	20/10/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B2 3U	8	Koga Hirotaka	57kg	SP	1:37.60	55.3 km/h	9.6L	7-6	$241	14	$7,541	-	1. Sun Ship 2. King Boulder 3. Nobutomo
7th of 9	6/10/26	Kanazawa	1400m	B2 3U	9	Kunihisa Hirase	57kg	M	1:30.00	56.0 km/h	14.4L	7-8	$178	15	$7,541	-	1. Nyan Taro 2. Sakura D'or 3. Daiyu Bomber
4th of 9	21/9/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B2 3U	3	Kunihisa Hirase	57kg	Good	1:39.20	54.4 km/h	12.5L	6-6	$140	28	$7,328	$577	1. Criniere Grace 2. Presto Barows 3. Nobutomo
5th of 9	24/8/26	Kanazawa	1400m	B2 3U	8	Kunihisa Hirase	57kg	Fast	1:32.30	54.6 km/h	10.0L	5-4	$91	13	$7,325	-	1. First Flower 2. Aio Lanakila 3. Kannagi
4th of 9	11/8/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B2 3U	8	Kunihisa Hirase	57kg	Good	1:38.50	54.8 km/h	10.5L	7-5	$71	15	$7,325	$577	1. Gortys 2. Brave Zeus 3. Three Ogi
6th of 10	27/7/26	Kanazawa	1400m	B2 3U	8	Kunihisa Hirase	57kg	Good	1:31.40	55.1 km/h	10.6L	5-6	$83	15	$7,379	-	1. Noble Genesis 2. Ifritia 3. Belle Arbre

Miracolo Vague (2) 9751662766
Trainer: Hiromitsu Horiba()
Jockey: Keita Nishi
Weight: 57kg
Prize Money: $51,968
Win / Place: 7.41% / 22%

4 yo Chestnut Horse

Sire: WIN VARIATION (JPN)

Dam: GRACE MARRON (JPN)

Rating

Stats

Career

27: 2-2-2

Distance

6: 0-1-0

Trk/Dst

4: 0-1-0

Track

13: 1-1-1

Season

13: 1-1-1

1st Up

4: 0-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-0-0

3rd Up

2: 0-0-1

4th Up

2: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

27: 2-2-2

Dirt

27: 2-2-2

Firm

16: 1-2-1

Clockwise

13: 1-1-1

Anti-Clockwise

14: 1-1-1

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1400m - 1500m

Comments

Worked home evenly when sixth behind Estimate last start, but the margin was still over 10 lengths and he started at long odds. His previous run was only slightly better, finishing sixth behind Cairns after settling handy and failing to quicken. He has a past win around this track and distance, yet the current form pattern is not strong enough to make a convincing winning case.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
6th of 10	6/10/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B2 3U	7	Hirohisa Tachi	57kg	M	1:38.00	55.1 km/h	10.2L	5-5	$96	14	$7,541	-	1. Estimate 2. Presto Barows 3. Flash Freeze
6th of 11	22/9/26	Kanazawa	1400m	B2 3U	3	Hirohisa Tachi	57kg	Good	1:32.30	54.6 km/h	6.4L	2-3	$17	14	$7,328	-	1. Cairns 2. Ka Noa Lady 3. Blue Merry
7th of 7	8/9/26	Kanazawa	1400m	B2 3U	1	Hirohisa Tachi	57kg	R	1:31.90	54.8 km/h	4.2L	1-1	$5.60	15	$7,328	-	1. Tangent Arc 2. Aio Lanakila 3. Famous Grace
2nd of 8	24/8/26	Kanazawa	1400m	B2 3U	6	Hirohisa Tachi	57kg	Fast	1:32.10	54.7 km/h	0.1L	1-1	$43	13	$7,325	$1,509	1. Ifritia 2. Miracolo Vague 3. Flash Freeze
6th of 9	11/8/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B2 3U	7	Hirohisa Tachi	57kg	Good	1:39.60	54.2 km/h	3.3L	2-1	$22	28	$8,053	-	1. Agito 2. Soul Yunibansu 3. Alma Inanna
6th of 10	14/7/26	Kanazawa	1400m	B2 3U	7	Shoma Kato	57kg	Fast	1:31.70	55.0 km/h	8.3L	1-3	$84	22	$7,379	-	1. Aquilone 2. Derma Susobarai 3. Miracolo Canale

Love Love Seina (3) 1x410306x5
Trainer: Kazuya Ibi(KANAZAWA)
Jockey: Tsubasa Sasagawa
Weight: 55kg
Prize Money: $42,725
Win / Place: 18% / 45%

3 yo Bay Filly

Sire: MOZU ASCOT (USA)

Dam: LOVE SEINA (JPN)

Rating

Stats

Career

11: 2-2-1

Distance

3: 0-0-1

Trk/Dst

3: 0-0-1

Track

4: 0-0-1

Season

6: 1-0-1

1st Up

3: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

3rd Up

2: 0-1-0

4th Up

2: 1-0-1

Non-Metro

11: 2-2-1

Dirt

11: 2-2-1

Firm

6: 2-2-0

Clockwise

8: 1-2-1

Anti-Clockwise

3: 1-0-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

2: 1-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1400m - 1500m

Comments

Returns off a one-month freshening after finishing last as a well-supported favourite first-up, beaten seven and a half lengths by Prime Line in a five-runner race. That was disappointing, but she is second-up now and her overall record of two wins and three places from eleven starts is better than many here. Tsubasa Sasagawa has won on her before, so a cleaner performance puts her back into the minor-money mix.

Expected Settling Position: Off Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
5th of 5	4/10/26	Kanazawa	1400m	B2 3U	4	Tatsuya Nakajima	55kg	Good	1:32.20	54.7 km/h	7.5L	2-2	$2.40f	145	$7,541	-	1. Prime Line 2. Festive Karen 3. Oden Opal
145 Day Spell
6th of 7	12/5/26	Kanazawa	1500m	COND 3	6	Hirohisa Tachi	55kg	Fast	1:38.60	54.8 km/h	17.5L	5-5	$58	35	$14,548	-	1. Grand Image 2. Jazzholic 3. Suzuno Grace
35 Day Freshen-Up
12th of 12	7/4/26	Kanazawa	1400m	COND	2	Masaya Matsudo	55kg	Good	1:33.60	53.8 km/h	21.5L	9-12	$161	27	$186,148	-	1. Mimosa No Kisetsu 2. M T Sieg 3. Yosari
3rd of 7	11/3/26	Kanazawa	1400m	A2 3	3	Tatsuya Nakajima	55kg	SP	1:34.40	53.4 km/h	10.0L	1-2	$2.90	28	$8,922	$973	1. Passion Beat 2. Ryuno Titan 3. Love Love Seina
10th of 11	11/2/26	Funabashi	1200m	COND 3	2	Toshiya Yamamoto	54kg	Good	1:15.70	57.1 km/h	14.8L	4-5	$17	23	$40,044	-	1. Attreve Face 2. Presto Emperor 3. Make Sense
1st of 12	19/1/26	Funabashi	1200m	COND 3	10	Tsubasa Sasagawa	54kg	Fast	1:15.00	57.6 km/h	1.5L	3-3	$6.10	42	$42,980	$23,878	1. Love Love Seina 2. Na Hiku 3. Ryuno Essence
42 Day Freshen-Up

Big Gate (4) 6345194073
Trainer: Yuko Takahashi()
Jockey: Shouma Katou
Weight: 57kg
Prize Money: $28,993
Win / Place: 7.14% / 26%

4 yo Dark Bay Horse

Sire: LE VENT SE LEVE (JPN)

Dam: ABLE IN RACE (JPN)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

42: 3-1-7

Distance

19: 2-0-2

Trk/Dst

19: 2-0-2

Track

42: 3-1-7

Season

15: 2-0-2

1st Up

3: 0-0-1

2nd Up

3: 0-0-0

3rd Up

3: 0-0-2

4th Up

3: 1-0-0

Non-Metro

42: 3-1-7

Dirt

42: 3-1-7

Firm

20: 2-0-3

Clockwise

42: 3-1-7

Jockey Stats

Horse

15: 3-0-2

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

900m - 1500m

Comments

Produced a better effort when third behind Jamais Vu in a C1 over 900m last start, beaten five and a half lengths after settling well back. That followed a soundly beaten seventh behind Obra Maestra, so the consistency is still not fully there. The class drop and return to 1400m help, and he has won twice at this track and distance, but he profiles more as a placing chance than a dominant threat.

Expected Settling Position: Backmarker

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 9	20/10/26	Kanazawa	900m	C1 3U	2	Masayoshi Aoyagi	57kg	SP	0:55.40	58.5 km/h	5.5L	8-8	$92	16	$7,230	$786	1. Jamais Vu 2. Pod Bullet 3. Big Gate
7th of 10	4/10/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B2 3U	4	Shoma Kato	57kg	Fast	1:38.10	55.0 km/h	9.3L	10-8	$67	13	$7,541	-	1. Obra Maestra 2. Ryujin O 3. Last Yommaru
10th of 10	21/9/26	Kanazawa	1400m	C1 3U	5	Shoma Kato	57kg	Good	1:32.80	54.3 km/h	11.4L	8-10	$53	15	$6,591	-	1. Meisho Gorushi 2. Callaghan Tesoro 3. Girls' Heroine
4th of 7	6/9/26	Kanazawa	1500m	C1 3U	3	Shoma Kato	57kg	Fast	1:39.40	54.3 km/h	8.0L	5-5	$8.70	12	$6,588	$515	1. Shelterbelt 2. Girls' Heroine 3. Advance Dream
9th of 12	25/8/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B2 3U	8	Shoma Kato	57kg	Fast	1:38.40	54.9 km/h	12.6L	11-11	$27	14	$7,325	-	1. Yuino Kokyu 2. Myriad Talent 3. Hagane
1st of 10	11/8/26	Kanazawa	1400m	C1 3U	3	Shoma Kato	57kg	Good	1:34.20	53.5 km/h	1.5L	8-8	$7.40	30	$6,588	$3,995	1. Big Gate 2. Laciente 3. June Surrender

Top Tarumae (5) 5344155756
Trainer: Yuko Takahashi(KANAZAWA)
Jockey: Masaya Matsudo
Weight: 57kg
Prize Money: $59,996
Win / Place: 16% / 42%

7 yo Dark Bay Horse

Sire: HOKKO TARUMAE (JPN)

Dam: ALMA SCHEDAR (JPN)

Rating

Stats

Career

49: 8-6-7

Distance

24: 4-2-3

Trk/Dst

20: 4-2-3

Track

39: 8-6-5

Season

15: 2-0-2

1st Up

5: 1-1-0

2nd Up

4: 0-0-0

3rd Up

3: 0-0-2

4th Up

3: 0-1-0

Non-Metro

49: 8-6-7

Dirt

49: 8-6-7

Firm

22: 4-5-4

Clockwise

49: 8-6-7

Jockey Stats

Horse

21: 3-2-3

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1400m - 1500m

Comments

Comes through a plain sixth behind Buenos Optima last start, beaten over 10 lengths after giving away too much start, but he did work home fairly. Two back he made late ground for fifth behind Obra Maestra, and he recently beat Hagane at this track. His four wins and five places from 20 starts at this track and distance give him genuine substance, so he remains a major player if he is within range.

Expected Settling Position: Backmarker

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
6th of 9	18/10/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B2 3U	2	Masaya Matsudo	57kg	M	1:37.50	55.4 km/h	10.5L	9-9	$36	14	$7,541	-	1. Buenos Optima 2. Drive Tosho 3. Night Away
5th of 10	4/10/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B2 3U	3	Taiga Kurihara	57kg	Fast	1:38.10	55.0 km/h	5.8L	7-5	$7.30	13	$7,541	-	1. Obra Maestra 2. Ryujin O 3. Last Yommaru
7th of 10	21/9/26	Kanazawa	1400m	C1 3U	4	Masaya Matsudo	57kg	Good	1:32.80	54.3 km/h	8.4L	8-7	$12	15	$6,591	-	1. Meisho Gorushi 2. Callaghan Tesoro 3. Girls' Heroine
5th of 8	6/9/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B2 3U	8	Masaya Matsudo	57kg	Fast	1:39.00	54.5 km/h	3.5L	5-6	$34	12	$7,325	-	1. Best Tango 2. Nobutomo 3. Daphnis
5th of 10	25/8/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B2 3U	6	Masaya Matsudo	57kg	Fast	1:39.00	54.5 km/h	5.5L	7-6	$14	14	$7,325	-	1. Ka Noa Lady 2. Oden Opal 3. Shelterbelt
1st of 10	11/8/26	Kanazawa	1500m	C1 3U	8	Masaya Matsudo	57kg	Good	1:41.40	53.3 km/h	0.8L	5-5	$5.80	14	$6,588	$3,995	1. Top Tarumae 2. Divertision 3. Peerage Lady

Tamahagane (6) 8271436775
Trainer: Atsushi Ikeda()
Jockey: Souichi Katou
Weight: 57kg
Prize Money: $46,942
Win / Place: 13% / 41%

5 yo Grey Horse

Sire: FINE NEEDLE (JPN)

Dam: FLECHA BLANCA (JPN)

Rating

Stats

Career

43: 6-8-4

Distance

23: 4-3-2

Trk/Dst

22: 4-3-2

Track

37: 6-8-4

Season

15: 1-3-1

1st Up

5: 1-0-0

2nd Up

5: 0-0-0

3rd Up

3: 1-0-0

4th Up

3: 0-1-0

Metro

5: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

38: 6-8-4

Turf

1: 0-0-0

Good

1: 0-0-0

Dirt

42: 6-8-4

Firm

19: 1-5-2

Clockwise

41: 6-8-4

Anti-Clockwise

2: 0-0-0

Jockey Stats

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1400m - 1500m

Comments

Kept coming when fifth behind Face Lift last start, beaten four and a half lengths after starting at big odds, and that reads well enough for this. The run prior in B1 was safely held, but he now returns to a setup where his record carries real weight. Four wins and five places from 22 starts at this track and distance make him the most reliable winning profile in the race.

Expected Settling Position: Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
5th of 12	19/10/26	Kanazawa	1400m	B2 3U	5	Satoshi Yonekura	57kg	Good	1:29.60	56.3 km/h	4.7L	7-3	$196	21	$8,291	-	1. Face Lift 2. Lily Bright 3. Shinatsuhime
7th of 9	28/9/26	Kanazawa	1400m	B1 3U	8	Masaya Matsudo	57kg	R	1:32.30	54.6 km/h	9.6L	1-3	$11	15	$8,056	-	1. Highest Point 2. Rise Taiga 3. Song For You
7th of 11	13/9/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B1 3U	4	Tsutsui Yusuke	57kg	Fast	1:37.60	55.3 km/h	9.8L	6-8	$29	26	$8,056	-	1. Immortal Soul 2. Donryu Star 3. Le Serment D'amour
6th of 10	18/8/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B1 3U	2	Satoshi Yonekura	57kg	Fast	1:38.60	54.8 km/h	2.7L	1-1	$20	14	$8,053	-	1. Sunadokei 2. Zeloso 3. Highest Point
3rd of 6	4/8/26	Kanazawa	1400m	B1 3U	4	Taiga Kurihara	57kg	Fast	1:32.90	54.3 km/h	3.8L	1-1	$2.90	15	$8,053	$879	1. Trajectoire 2. Dawn Cosmo 3. Tamahagane
4th of 7	20/7/26	Kanazawa	1400m	B1 3U	6	Yuma Shibata	57kg	Fast	1:32.00	54.8 km/h	5.1L	2-2	$6.10	20	$8,113	$635	1. Sakura Salute 2. Sunadokei 3. My Love Jack

Hagane (7) 5577633667
Trainer: Koji Fujita(KANAZAWA)
Jockey: Kenshin Uozumi
Weight: 57kg
Prize Money: $116,402
Win / Place: 6.15% / 26%

6 yo Bay Horse

Sire: RULERSHIP (JPN)

Dam: DAIWA SPIRIT (JPN)

Rating

Stats

Career

65: 4-5-8

Distance

20: 0-1-3

Trk/Dst

20: 0-1-3

Track

51: 3-5-8

Season

15: 0-1-2

1st Up

6: 0-0-0

2nd Up

6: 0-0-0

3rd Up

4: 0-0-0

4th Up

3: 1-0-1

Metro

13: 1-0-0

Non-Metro

52: 3-5-8

Turf

9: 1-0-0

Good

7: 1-0-0

Soft

2: 0-0-0

Dirt

56: 3-5-8

Firm

32: 2-4-4

Clockwise

63: 4-5-8

Anti-Clockwise

2: 0-0-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

4: 0-0-1

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1400m - 1500m

Comments

Finished seventh behind Buenos Optima last start, beaten over 11 lengths after conceding a big start, so that effort requires improvement. His previous C1 run behind Meisho Gorushi was also only fair, though he was near the top of an open market there and has traded results with Top Tarumae recently. With a win at this track and distance on his side, he is better than the latest margin suggests.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
7th of 9	18/10/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B2 3U	6	Kenshin Uozumi	57kg	M	1:37.50	55.4 km/h	10.8L	7-8	$30	27	$7,541	-	1. Buenos Optima 2. Drive Tosho 3. Night Away
6th of 10	21/9/26	Kanazawa	1400m	C1 3U	9	Shizuo Oki	57kg	Good	1:32.80	54.3 km/h	8.1L	3-5	$5.00	15	$6,591	-	1. Meisho Gorushi 2. Callaghan Tesoro 3. Girls' Heroine
6th of 8	6/9/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B2 3U	1	Shizuo Oki	57kg	Fast	1:39.00	54.5 km/h	6.0L	4-4	$12	12	$7,325	-	1. Best Tango 2. Nobutomo 3. Daphnis
3rd of 12	25/8/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B2 3U	4	Kenshin Uozumi	57kg	Fast	1:38.40	54.9 km/h	3.0L	5-5	$5.10	28	$7,325	$799	1. Yuino Kokyu 2. Myriad Talent 3. Hagane
3rd of 11	28/7/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B2 3U	9	Kohei Katsurayama	57kg	SP	1:37.70	55.3 km/h	5.3L	5-4	$9.70	16	$7,379	$805	1. Lily Bright 2. Don Takami 3. Hagane
6th of 12	12/7/26	Kanazawa	1400m	B2 3U	7	Tatsuya Nakajima	57kg	Fast	1:33.60	53.8 km/h	5.3L	11-8	$15	14	$7,379	-	1. Meisho Koshi 2. Noble Genesis 3. Hakusan Antares

Mark Of Zorro (8) 3126765469
Trainer: Akihiro Kawazoe(KANAZAWA)
Jockey: Hirotaka Kouga
Weight: 57kg
Prize Money: $23,040
Win / Place: 11% / 44%

4 yo Brown Horse

Sire: MASK ZORRO (USA)

Dam: A SHIN IZANAMI (JPN)

Rating

Stats

Career

27: 3-4-5

Distance

11: 2-3-2

Trk/Dst

7: 2-2-1

Track

16: 3-2-3

Season

17: 2-3-3

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

4th Up

1: 0-1-0

Metro

4: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

23: 3-4-5

Dirt

27: 3-4-5

Firm

10: 2-2-2

Clockwise

27: 3-4-5

Jockey Stats

Horse

4: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1400m - 1500m

Comments

Has struggled to make ground in two recent runs, finishing ninth behind Sun Ship last start when beaten over 11 lengths at long odds. The run prior was no better on the margin, beaten over 16 lengths behind Criniere Grace after conceding a huge start. His broader record shows three wins and nine places from 27 starts, but the current form gives little reason to push him up the order.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
9th of 11	20/10/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B2 3U	2	Shizuo Oki	57kg	SP	1:37.60	55.3 km/h	10.9L	8-8	$243	29	$7,541	-	1. Sun Ship 2. King Boulder 3. Nobutomo
6th of 9	21/9/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B2 3U	2	Koga Hirotaka	57kg	Good	1:39.20	54.4 km/h	15.5L	5-6	$21	15	$7,328	-	1. Criniere Grace 2. Presto Barows 3. Nobutomo
4th of 9	6/9/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B2 3U	7	Koga Hirotaka	57kg	Fast	1:40.20	53.9 km/h	4.8L	8-7	$15	13	$7,325	$577	1. Divertision 2. Don Takami 3. My Boy
5th of 7	24/8/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B2 3U	5	Koga Hirotaka	57kg	Fast	1:39.40	54.3 km/h	10.0L	1-4	$22	13	$7,325	-	1. Style Yourself 2. Eiyu Sabrina 3. Hakusan Antares
6th of 9	11/8/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B2 3U	4	Koga Hirotaka	57kg	Good	1:38.50	54.8 km/h	11.2L	6-5	$19	15	$7,325	-	1. Gortys 2. Brave Zeus 3. Three Ogi
7th of 10	27/7/26	Kanazawa	1400m	B2 3U	4	Kohei Katsurayama	57kg	Good	1:31.40	55.1 km/h	10.9L	8-7	$7.20	15	$7,379	-	1. Noble Genesis 2. Ifritia 3. Belle Arbre

Windstille (9) 9035174558
Trainer: Kazuya Ibi(KANAZAWA)
Jockey: Seigo Tsukamoto
Weight: 55kg
Prize Money: $107,682
Win / Place: 6.90% / 17%

5 yo Bay Mare

Sire: MAURICE (JPN)

Dam: PURE BRISE (JPN)

Rating

Stats

Career

29: 2-2-1

Distance

5: 0-0-1

Trk/Dst

5: 0-0-1

Track

8: 1-0-1

Season

15: 1-1-1

1st Up

9: 0-1-0

2nd Up

3: 1-0-0

3rd Up

2: 0-0-0

4th Up

1: 0-1-0

Metro

13: 1-1-0

Non-Metro

16: 1-1-1

Turf

12: 1-1-0

Good

11: 1-1-0

Soft

1: 0-0-0

Dirt

17: 1-1-1

Firm

4: 0-0-1

Clockwise

12: 1-0-1

Anti-Clockwise

17: 1-2-0

Jockey Stats

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1400m - 1500m

Comments

Was close enough to do better last start but dropped out to finish eighth behind Flash Freeze, beaten over 11 lengths and unwanted in the market. The start prior was a fifth behind G T Yubi, beaten just over seven lengths, without ever threatening. Kazuya Ibi's strong track presence is a positive and she has a past 1400m win, but she looks a place hope only if she rediscovers more finish.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
8th of 10	20/10/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B2 3U	7	Masaya Matsudo	55kg	SP	1:37.70	55.3 km/h	10.9L	6-7	$68	14	$7,541	-	1. Flash Freeze 2. Obra Maestra 3. Aio Lanakila
5th of 9	6/10/26	Kanazawa	1400m	B2 3U	5	Yuma Shibata	55kg	M	1:31.70	55.0 km/h	7.3L	7-7	$20	14	$7,541	-	1. G T Yubi 2. Bogatyr 3. Shelterbelt
5th of 11	22/9/26	Kanazawa	1400m	B2 3U	9	Shizuo Oki	55kg	Good	1:32.30	54.6 km/h	4.4L	9-9	$54	14	$7,328	-	1. Cairns 2. Ka Noa Lady 3. Blue Merry
4th of 7	8/9/26	Kanazawa	1400m	B2 3U	4	Taiga Kurihara	55kg	R	1:31.90	54.8 km/h	3.0L	6-5	$11	15	$7,328	$577	1. Tangent Arc 2. Aio Lanakila 3. Famous Grace
7th of 10	24/8/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B2 3U	6	Tatsuya Nakajima	55kg	Fast	1:38.90	54.6 km/h	5.1L	5-5	$8.60	14	$8,053	-	1. Miracolo Eclat 2. G T Yubi 3. Dream Spurt
1st of 11	10/8/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B2 3U	6	Yuma Shibata	55kg	M	1:39.70	54.2 km/h	1.5L	2-2	$6.40	13	$7,325	$4,439	1. Windstille 2. Corpus Christi 3. Great Moon

Shelterbelt (10) 8987231739
Trainer: Seiji Sukita(KANAZAWA)
Jockey: Junki Mochizuki
Weight: 55kg
Prize Money: $36,501
Win / Place: 3.57% / 41%

5 yo Bay Mare

Sire: SCREEN HERO (JPN)

Dam: WHITE WIND (JPN)

Rating

Stats

Career

56: 2-12-9

Distance

23: 1-4-3

Trk/Dst

21: 1-4-3

Track

47: 2-12-9

Season

16: 1-3-4

1st Up

2: 0-0-1

2nd Up

2: 0-1-0

3rd Up

2: 0-0-1

4th Up

2: 0-0-0

Metro

3: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

53: 2-12-9

Turf

3: 0-0-0

Good

3: 0-0-0

Dirt

53: 2-12-9

Firm

24: 1-4-2

Clockwise

54: 2-12-9

Anti-Clockwise

2: 0-0-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

2: 0-0-1

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

900m - 1500m

Comments

Failed to run on when second last behind Flash Freeze last start, beaten over 12 lengths at long odds. She had been third behind G T Yubi the start before, beaten four and a half lengths after looming but tiring late, so there is a recent placing in the form. One win and seven places from 21 starts at this track and distance gives her some grounding, but the latest run is hard to overlook.

Expected Settling Position: Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
9th of 10	20/10/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B2 3U	1	Hirohisa Tachi	55kg	SP	1:37.70	55.3 km/h	12.4L	3-3	$36	14	$7,541	-	1. Flash Freeze 2. Obra Maestra 3. Aio Lanakila
3rd of 9	6/10/26	Kanazawa	1400m	B2 3U	4	Junki Mochizuki	55kg	M	1:31.70	55.0 km/h	4.5L	2-1	$14	14	$7,541	$823	1. G T Yubi 2. Bogatyr 3. Shelterbelt
7th of 11	22/9/26	Kanazawa	1400m	B2 3U	6	Junki Mochizuki	55kg	Good	1:32.30	54.6 km/h	6.9L	7-7	$9.10	16	$7,328	-	1. Cairns 2. Ka Noa Lady 3. Blue Merry
1st of 7	6/9/26	Kanazawa	1500m	C1 3U	6	Taiga Kurihara	55kg	Fast	1:39.40	54.3 km/h	2.0L	1-1	$2.50	12	$6,588	$3,995	1. Shelterbelt 2. Girls' Heroine 3. Advance Dream
3rd of 10	25/8/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B2 3U	2	Taiga Kurihara	55kg	Fast	1:39.00	54.5 km/h	2.8L	3-4	$64	14	$7,325	$799	1. Ka Noa Lady 2. Oden Opal 3. Shelterbelt
2nd of 8	11/8/26	Kanazawa	900m	C1C2 3U	7	Taiga Kurihara	55kg	Good	0:56.90	56.9 km/h	1.5L	3-2	$17	14	$7,023	$1,447	1. Euryops Yellow 2. Shelterbelt 3. Prospero

Blue Merry (11) 9691706939
Trainer: Masayuki Nakagawa()
Jockey: Masayoshi Aoyagi
Weight: 55kg
Prize Money: $37,996
Win / Place: 11% / 36%

4 yo Chestnut Mare

Sire: ASIA EXPRESS (USA)

Dam: CHIARO (JPN)

Rating

Stats

Career

44: 5-5-6

Distance

21: 3-3-4

Trk/Dst

21: 3-3-4

Track

44: 5-5-6

Season

14: 3-2-1

1st Up

3: 0-1-0

2nd Up

3: 1-1-0

3rd Up

3: 0-1-1

4th Up

3: 2-0-0

Non-Metro

44: 5-5-6

Dirt

44: 5-5-6

Firm

20: 1-1-2

Clockwise

44: 5-5-6

Jockey Stats

Horse

11: 0-1-3

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1400m - 1500m

Comments

Has to be assessed forgivingly off one run after finishing last behind Meisho Hyuga, beaten a long way when unwanted in the market. The start prior was much more competitive, finishing third behind Cairns and beaten just over two lengths at long odds. Her past 12 months read well with three wins and six places from 18 starts, and that gives her enough substance to be a genuine place contender.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
9th of 9	5/10/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B2 3U	8	Masayoshi Aoyagi	55kg	Good	1:36.80	55.8 km/h	42.4L	2-6	$44	13	$7,541	-	1. Meisho Hyuga 2. Noble Genesis 3. Hakusan Sakuyahime
3rd of 11	22/9/26	Kanazawa	1400m	B2 3U	10	Masayoshi Aoyagi	55kg	Good	1:32.30	54.6 km/h	2.3L	1-1	$23	14	$7,328	$799	1. Cairns 2. Ka Noa Lady 3. Blue Merry
9th of 10	8/9/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B2 3U	10	Masayoshi Aoyagi	55kg	R	1:38.20	55.0 km/h	12.3L	2-4	$15	22	$7,328	-	1. Le Serment D'amour 2. Soul Yunibansu 3. Ka Noa Lady
6th of 9	17/8/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B1 3U	4	Masayoshi Aoyagi	55kg	Fast	1:38.50	54.8 km/h	10.0L	1-1	$79	14	$8,053	-	1. Amethyst Lord 2. Hakusan Sakuyahime 3. Lily Bright
10th of 10	3/8/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B1 3U	2	Masaya Matsudo	55kg	Fast	1:38.70	54.7 km/h	18.6L	1-4	$42	20	$8,053	-	1. Passion Beat 2. Zeloso 3. Peace Ocean
7th of 11	14/7/26	Kanazawa	1400m	B2 3U	9	Masayoshi Aoyagi	55kg	Fast	1:32.50	54.5 km/h	9.8L	1-4	$22	16	$8,113	-	1. Hakusan Reverb 2. Kenroku Charmant 3. Thalj

Lance Of Venus (12) 570x785658
Trainer: Atsushi Ikeda()
Jockey: Taiga Kurihara
Weight: 55kg
Prize Money: $54,713
Win / Place: 12% / 41%

6 yo Dark Bay Mare

Sire: BLACK TIDE (JPN)

Dam: MY SQUARE ONE (JPN)

Rating

Stats

Career

31: 4-6-3

Distance

16: 3-4-2

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-0

Track

6: 0-0-0

Season

13: 1-2-0

1st Up

6: 1-1-1

2nd Up

6: 1-1-1

3rd Up

6: 0-3-1

4th Up

6: 2-1-0

Metro

4: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

27: 4-6-3

Turf

1: 0-0-0

Good

1: 0-0-0

Dirt

30: 4-6-3

Firm

17: 3-4-3

Clockwise

30: 4-6-3

Anti-Clockwise

1: 0-0-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

5: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1400m - 1500m

Comments

Made no impression from the rear when eighth behind Sun Ship last start, beaten just under ten lengths after starting big odds. Her previous fifth behind Pine Peach was more respectable in a smaller field, but she did not quicken when placed under pressure. Four wins and nine places from 31 starts is a fair career record, yet six unplaced runs at this track make this assignment look testing.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
8th of 11	20/10/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B2 3U	5	Taiga Kurihara	55kg	SP	1:37.60	55.3 km/h	9.9L	8-8	$187	16	$7,541	-	1. Sun Ship 2. King Boulder 3. Nobutomo
5th of 7	4/10/26	Kanazawa	1400m	B2 3U	5	Taiga Kurihara	55kg	Good	1:33.20	54.1 km/h	5.0L	7-5	$6.10	13	$7,541	-	1. Pine Peach 2. Full Gorilla 3. Sun Ship
6th of 12	21/9/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B2 3U	1	Taiga Kurihara	55kg	Good	1:38.80	54.7 km/h	11.4L	4-3	$140	15	$7,328	-	1. Kitano Dia 2. Kadoban Sokojikara 3. Nagisano Balcony
5th of 9	6/9/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B2 3U	5	Taiga Kurihara	55kg	Fast	1:40.20	53.9 km/h	5.6L	6-6	$27	13	$7,325	-	1. Divertision 2. Don Takami 3. My Boy
8th of 9	24/8/26	Kanazawa	1400m	B2 3U	2	Taiga Kurihara	55kg	Fast	1:32.30	54.6 km/h	19.1L	3-6	$11	13	$7,325	-	1. First Flower 2. Aio Lanakila 3. Kannagi
7th of 9	11/8/26	Kanazawa	1500m	B2 3U	6	Kenshin Uozumi	55kg	Good	1:39.60	54.2 km/h	4.0L	3-7	$12	76	$8,053	-	1. Agito 2. Soul Yunibansu 3. Alma Inanna
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