Kochi Race 3

1300

Stake: $13,401

NAMURA KAMIKAZE (7) has missed the frame at his last couple of outings, the latest when a disappointing ninth over 3000m at Hanshin. Sure to appreciate the easier company and deserves another chance. ARABURU (6) returns after 11 months in the paddock. Closed the last campaign with a 11th over 2100m at Tokyo Dirt. Nicely placed and expected to go well. EIYU WARRIOR (5) pushed forward from a wide draw when fresh from a spell last time out and was prominent for a long way before fading to finish fifth over 1400m at this track. Solid top-three claims. UTAMARO (4) has not won for a long while. Last raced on March 25 when beaten 10 lengths into tenth at this track over 1300m. Perfectly placed and is sure to give this a mighty shake.

Distance: 1300m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: Dirt
Class: C3

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Awajino Sakura (1) 0x0x090987
Trainer: Teruyuki Kunisawa (KOCHI)
Jockey: Chikanao Shirono
Weight: 55kg
Prize Money: $420,969
Win / Place: 10% / 40%

9 yo Bay Horse

Sire: MEISHO SAMSON (JPN)

Dam: SAKURA SOURIRE (JPN)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

86: 9-12-14

Distance

4: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

4: 0-0-0

Track

7: 0-0-0

Season

5: 0-0-0

1st Up

4: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-1-0

3rd Up

2: 0-0-0

4th Up

2: 0-0-1

Dirt

86: 9-12-14

Clockwise

86: 9-12-14

Jockey Stats

Horse

0: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 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

1300m - 1400m

Comments

Comes here off a 33-day let-up. Last start 7th of 10 at this track on March 11 over 1400m, 18 len behind Ghost Buster with 54kg at $357.70. The race before that second last of 9 at this track on February 24 over 1300m, 20 len behind Meisho Elegy with 53kg at $221.20. Will need plenty of improvement to feature.

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
7th of 10	11/3/25	Kochi	1400m	C3 3U	9	Chikanao Shirono	54kg	SP	1:31.40	55.1 km/h	18.5L	10-8	$358	15	$11,983	-	1. Ghost Buster 2. Ever Sunny Heart 3. La Ina Sherry
8th of 9	24/2/25	Kochi	1300m	C3 3U	5	Abe Mototsugu	53kg	Fast	1:25.60	54.7 km/h	20.3L	8-8	$221	13	$11,674	-	1. Meisho Elegy 2. In Orbit 3. These Days
9th of 10	11/2/25	Kochi	1300m	C3 3U	1	Abe Mototsugu	53kg	Fast	1:26.70	54.0 km/h	17.1L	6-6	$247	14	$11,674	-	1. Ingot Bird 2. Golden Choice 3. Something Great
11th of 12	28/1/25	Kochi	1300m	C3 3U	4	Kensuke Hayashi	56kg	Good	1:27.80	53.3 km/h	14.8L	11-11	$69	15	$11,520	-	1. Kirin Black 2. Token Takaharu 3. Aki Rock
9th of 10	13/1/25	Kochi	1300m	C3 3U	6	Naoki Kimura	56kg	Good	1:25.70	54.6 km/h	20.7L	10-9	$225	13	$11,520	-	1. Metus 2. Lebron 3. Mononofu Green
10th of 10	31/12/24	Kochi	1400m	C3 3U	7	Kensuke Hayashi	56kg	Fast	1:34.60	53.3 km/h	23.1L	9-10	$129	72	$11,518	-	1. Wilhelm 2. Pyroscope 3. Metus
72 Day Spell

Ho O Levain (2) 0x0x8x700x
Trainer: Joji Tanaka (KOCHI)
Jockey: Masayoshi Yamasaki
Weight: 57kg
Prize Money: $994,384
Win / Place: 20% / 32%

7 yo Dark Bay Horse

Sire: KIZUNA (JPN)

Dam: FUSAICHI JET (USA)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

25: 5-1-2

Season

1: 0-0-0

1st Up

10: 1-0-1

2nd Up

5: 1-1-0

3rd Up

4: 3-0-0

4th Up

3: 0-0-1

Turf

2: 0-0-1

Dirt

23: 5-1-1

Fast

2: 0-0-1

Clockwise

17: 5-0-1

Anti-Clockwise

8: 0-1-1

Jockey Stats

Horse

0: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 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

1600m - 1700m

Comments

Entire returning from a spell and has won previously when first up. Finished off last campaign when last of 12 at Kawasaki January 3 over 1600m, 20 len behind Moueix carrying 55kg at $366.50. Previously first up; seventh of 14 at Funabashi November 28 over 1600m, 6 len behind Verte Marin with 57kg at $48.50. Should be right in the mix.

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
12th of 12	3/1/25	Kawasaki	1600m	COND 3U	5	Genki Fujimoto	55kg	Fast	1:42.30	56.3 km/h	-	20.2L	12-12	$367	15	$260,910	-	1. Moueix 2. Rgyal Dar 3. Rinzo Channel
13th of 13	19/12/24	Funabashi	1700m	A2B1 3U	3	Akira Harita	57kg	Fast	1:50.30	55.5 km/h	-	8.4L	7-8	$28	21	$101,632	-	1. Castle Brave 2. Lovely View 3. City Of Star
7th of 14	28/11/24	Funabashi	1600m	A2B1 3U	3	Keita Nishi	57kg	Good	1:44.60	55.1 km/h	-	6.8L	11-11	$49	183	$98,714	-	1. Verte Marin 2. Jo Espoir 3. American Seed
183 Day Spell
8th of 12	29/5/24	Funabashi	1600m	A2 3U	2	Wada Joji	56kg	SP	1:40.60	57.3 km/h	-	14.2L	10-10	$15	66	$96,633	-	1. Power Broking 2. Scharfsinn 3. Gold Legacy
66 Day Spell
14th of 14	24/3/24	Nakayama	1800m	G3 OPEN 4U	10	H Uchida	56kg	Good	1:50.70	58.5 km/h	0:37.70	18.3L	14-14	$119	87	$818,136	-	1. Walzer Schall 2. Mitono O 3. Peisha Es
87 Day Spell
15th of 15	28/12/23	Hanshin	1800m	LR OPEN 3U	7	R Wada	58kg	Good	1:52.10	57.8 km/h	0:37.20	18.0L	14-12	$122	18	$518,694	-	1. Peptide Nile 2. Hapi 3. Mikki Nuchibana

Kung Fu Dance (3) x90x005840
Trainer: Yuma Kawano (KOCHI)
Jockey: Kouichirou Senoo
Weight: 55kg
Prize Money: $129,252
Win / Place: 6.67% / 20%

5 yo Brown Mare

Sire: SHANGHAI BOBBY (USA)

Dam: ORIENTAL DANCE (JPN)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

15: 1-2-0

Distance

2: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-0

Track

4: 0-0-0

Season

4: 0-0-0

1st Up

5: 0-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-1-0

3rd Up

2: 0-1-0

4th Up

2: 0-0-0

Turf

1: 0-0-0

Good

1: 0-0-0

Dirt

14: 1-2-0

Clockwise

12: 1-1-0

Anti-Clockwise

3: 0-1-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

4: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 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

1150m - 1400m

Comments

Comes here off a 49-day let-up. Last start ran last of 11 at this track on February 23 over 1400m, 57 len behind Jugemoon with 54kg at $132.80. The race before that 4th of 8 at this track on February 2 over 1300m, 7 len behind Tsubakuro with 54kg at $42.40. Will need to improve many lengths to feature.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

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
11th of 11	23/2/25	Kochi	1400m	C2 3U	2	Koichiro Senoo	54kg	Fast	1:30.20	55.9 km/h	-	57.0L	-	$133	21	$13,620	-	1. Jugemoon 2. Pingxiang 3. Amamitsutsuki
4th of 8	2/2/25	Kochi	1300m	C2 3U	7	Koichiro Senoo	54kg	SP	1:25.60	54.7 km/h	-	7.5L	1-2	$42	14	$13,620	$1,201	1. Tsubakuro 2. Wilhelm 3. Kirin Black
8th of 8	19/1/25	Kochi	1400m	C2 3U	8	Koichiro Senoo	54kg	Good	1:31.90	54.8 km/h	-	53.0L	1-6	$30	14	$13,441	-	1. First Rickey 2. Meisho Mirai 3. Arthur Tesoro
5th of 8	5/1/25	Kochi	1300m	C2 3U	5	Koichiro Senoo	54kg	Fast	1:26.80	53.9 km/h	-	8.9L	1-1	$5.20	28	$13,441	-	1. High Relief 2. Femme Superbe 3. Be The Luckiest
15th of 16	8/12/24	Chukyo	1200m	ALLOW F 3U	4	Daito Ozawa	55kg	Good	1:12.50	59.6 km/h	0:38.10	17.2L	5-7	$113	22	$171,644	-	1. Zenno Tsukiyomi 2. Makezugirai 3. Sonyashnyk
15th of 16	16/11/24	Fukushima	1150m	ALLOW 3U	11	Daito Ozawa	55kg	Good	1:08.80	60.2 km/h	0:37.60	15.5L	4-5	$79	272	$166,716	-	1. Hakusan Ai 2. Stjarn Gosse 3. S Gracia
272 Day Spell

Utamaro (4) 7898966480
Trainer: Masamitsu Sakai (KOCHI)
Jockey: Takuya Okamura
Weight: 57kg
Prize Money: $755,556
Win / Place: 19% / 29%

8 yo Chestnut Horse

Sire: I'LL HAVE ANOTHER (USA)

Dam: UKIYOE (JPN)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

57: 11-4-2

Distance

7: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

7: 1-0-0

Track

26: 4-1-0

Season

10: 0-0-0

1st Up

10: 2-1-0

2nd Up

8: 1-1-2

3rd Up

6: 1-0-0

4th Up

4: 2-1-0

Synthetic

1: 0-0-0

Dirt

56: 11-4-2

Clockwise

41: 6-2-0

Anti-Clockwise

16: 5-2-2

Jockey Stats

Horse

7: 2-1-0

Last 50

0: 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

1300m - 1600m

Comments

Useful type. Most recently 10th of 12 at this track on March 25 over 1300m, 10 len behind Tokai La Mer carrying 56kg at $24. The run before that ran last of 8 at this track on March 11 over 1600m, 9 len behind Chomechome with 56kg at $98.60. Capable of a big finish so don't write him off.

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
10th of 12	25/3/25	Kochi	1300m	COND 3U	9	Taichi Nagamori	56kg	Fast	1:25.70	54.6 km/h	10.5L	6-11	$24	14	$23,907	-	1. Tokai La Mer 2. Iron Musume 3. Boma Line
8th of 8	11/3/25	Kochi	1600m	COND 3U	8	Masayoshi Yamasaki	56kg	SP	1:46.30	54.2 km/h	9.8L	8-8	$99	7	$39,944	-	1. Chomechome 2. Kitano Hero 3. Castle Top
4th of 10	4/3/25	Kochi	1400m	B2 3U	9	Taichi Nagamori	56kg	R	1:29.30	56.4 km/h	5.7L	9-6	$57	9	$23,967	$2,114	1. Danon Dancer 2. Commodores 3. I'll Be Major
6th of 8	23/2/25	Kochi	1400m	AB 3U	8	Masayoshi Yamasaki	55kg	Fast	1:32.00	54.8 km/h	11.0L	-	$186	5	$31,131	-	1. Derma Beelzebub 2. Southern State 3. Excellent Time
6th of 8	18/2/25	Kochi	1600m	B2 3U	5	Rei Iwamoto	56kg	Good	1:48.10	53.3 km/h	15.3L	6-7	$193	14	$23,349	-	1. Castle Top 2. Borneo 3. Kanaderu Star
9th of 9	4/2/25	Kochi	1300m	COND 3U	1	Rei Iwamoto	56kg	SP	1:25.60	54.7 km/h	39.8L	1-7	$105	7	$23,349	-	1. Boma Ye 2. A Shin Touring 3. Arumama

Eiyu Warrior (5) 0x6x4x5
Trainer: Kurakane Ikuyasu ()
Jockey: Shinji Hatanaka
Weight: 57kg
Prize Money: $1,016
Win / Place: 0% / 0%

4 yo Brown Horse

Sire: BEST WARRIOR (USA)

Dam: EIYU MOMOCHAN (JPN)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

4: 0-0-0

Track

2: 0-0-0

Season

2: 0-0-0

1st Up

4: 0-0-0

Dirt

4: 0-0-0

Clockwise

4: 0-0-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 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

Comments

Second-up today. Last start crossed from a wide gate to settle just off the pace but gave ground when 5th of 11 at this track on March 26 over 1400m, 9 len behind Couperin carrying 56kg at $3. At only start last preparation raced on the speed and boxed on steadily 4th of 12 at this track on January 22 over 1400m, 12 len behind Charged Up carrying 56kg at $2.60. Sure to run well.

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
5th of 11	26/3/25	Kochi	1400m	C3 3U	11	Eita Inoue	56kg	Fast	1:34.20	53.5 km/h	-	9.0L	2-3	$3.00	63	$11,954	-	1. Couperin 2. Oiseau D'or 3. Wakino Luce
63 Day Spell
4th of 12	22/1/25	Kochi	1400m	C3 3U	5	Shinji Hatanaka	56kg	Fast	1:34.50	53.3 km/h	-	12.5L	2-2	$2.60	207	$11,520	$1,016	1. Charged Up 2. Currendelicesmonde 3. Noah Agile
207 Day Spell
6th of 14	29/6/24	Kokura	1000m	MDN 3	3	Fuma Matsuwaka	57kg	M	0:57.50	62.6 km/h	0:35.00	7.1L	13-9	$188	83	$110,913	-	1. Shakashakashii 2. Capucine 3. Bee Kong
83 Day Spell
13th of 16	7/4/24	Hanshin	1800m	MDN 3	4	Y Iwata	57kg	Good	1:53.70	57.0 km/h	0:39.00	23.7L	6-14	$197	-	$116,941	-	1. Grand Escape 2. Bellagio Rao 3. Villa Coast

Araburu (6) 00x0800x
Trainer: Shinji Kudo ()
Jockey: Seiya Tatara
Weight: 57kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 0% / 0%

4 yo Bay Horse

Sire: SINISTER MINISTER (USA)

Dam: FIAMMA ROSSA (JPN)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

6: 0-0-0

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

4th Up

1: 0-0-0

Dirt

6: 0-0-0

Clockwise

4: 0-0-0

Anti-Clockwise

2: 0-0-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

0: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 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%

Comments

Resumes. Finished off last preparation 11th of 15 at Tokyo Dirt May 11 over 2100m, 10 len behind New Ballade carrying 57.0kg at $41.90. Previously first up; 14th of 16 at Nakayama Dirt January 13 2024 over 1800m, 18 len behind Asprilla with 56.0kg at $61.50. Expected to play a major role.

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
11th of 15	11/5/24	Tokyo	2100m	MDN 3	15	Akihide Tsumura	57kg	Good	2:15.00	56.0 km/h	0:38.50	10.2L	9-10	$42	41	$112,519	-	1. New Ballade 2. Sanono Gold 3. Twinkle Stage
41 Day Freshen-Up
11th of 14	31/3/24	Nakayama	1800m	MDN 3	4	Hiro Oehara	53kg	Good	1:54.80	56.4 km/h	0:38.10	14.9L	7-10	$153	22	$117,920	-	1. Diogenite 2. Bomb Pot 3. Good Express
8th of 13	9/3/24	Nakayama	1800m	MDN 3	1	Hiro Oehara	53kg	M	1:55.20	56.3 km/h	0:40.10	9.8L	11-10	$184	56	$117,920	-	1. Alchimiste 2. Lord Reverence 3. Liberte
56 Day Freshen-Up
14th of 16	13/1/24	Nakayama	1800m	MDN 3	15	Yusuke Hara	56kg	Good	1:55.70	56.0 km/h	0:39.20	18.3L	12-13	$62	63	$119,636	-	1. Asprilla 2. Spray Fall 3. Sanono Gold
63 Day Spell
10th of 15	11/11/23	Fukushima	1700m	MDN 2	8	Yusuke Hara	55kg	Good	1:48.00	56.7 km/h	0:38.40	5.3L	9-7	$43	20	$120,747	-	1. Takeno Shinsei 2. Fine Topaz 3. Wilson Way
10th of 15	22/10/23	Niigata	1800m	NEWC 2	9	Yusuke Hara	55kg	M	1:56.90	55.4 km/h	0:39.10	10.0L	11-5	$24	-	$156,706	-	1. Karman Line 2. Embark 3. Sunrise Mau Lea

Namura Kamikaze (7) x7x0x00809
Trainer: Mamoru Tanaka ()
Jockey: Shuuji Akaoka
Weight: 57kg
Prize Money: $731,781
Win / Place: 7.50% / 22%

8 yo Bay Horse

Sire: KIZUNA (JPN)

Dam: NAMURA SHIGEKO (JPN)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

40: 3-3-3

Season

3: 0-0-0

1st Up

7: 0-0-0

2nd Up

5: 0-0-1

3rd Up

5: 0-0-0

4th Up

5: 0-0-0

Turf

23: 2-2-2

Good

19: 2-2-2

Dirt

17: 1-1-1

Fast

3: 0-0-0

Clockwise

27: 2-2-2

Anti-Clockwise

13: 1-1-1

Jockey Stats

Horse

0: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 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

2200m - 3000m

Comments

Returns from a 43-day let-up. At the latest run second last of 10 at Hanshin on March 1 over 3000m, 25 len behind Hayatenofukunosuke with 52.0kg at $79.50. The race before that second last of 14 at Tokyo on February 8 over 2400m, 13 len behind Meiner Campana with 53.0kg at $153.10. Better placed here. Expect strong showing.

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
9th of 10	1/3/25	Hanshin	3000m	ALLOW 4U	1	R Wada	52kg	Good	3:02.90	59.0 km/h	0:35.70	25.3L	5-4	$80	21	$415,426	-	1. Hayatenofukunosuke 2. Mystery Way 3. Sunrise Soleil
13th of 14	8/2/25	Tokyo	2400m	ALLOW 4U	8	Ko Nagahama	53kg	Good	2:25.10	59.5 km/h	0:35.00	13.1L	11-11	$153	28	$405,966	-	1. Meiner Campana 2. Sunrise Earth 3. Night In London
8th of 13	11/1/25	Nakayama	2200m	ALLOW 4U	1	Takuya Kowata	58kg	Good	2:13.00	59.5 km/h	0:35.80	4.0L	13-13	$172	55	$400,290	-	1. Hohelied 2. Admire Saji 3. Ho O Musashi
55 Day Freshen-Up
11th of 17	17/11/24	Kyoto	2400m	ALLOW 3U	6	Toshiki Akiyama	54kg	Good	2:24.50	59.8 km/h	0:35.20	6.4L	15-13	$438	36	$390,137	-	1. Veloce Era 2. Meiner Emperor 3. Rinfrescante
36 Day Freshen-Up
12th of 14	12/10/24	Kyoto	1800m	ALLOW 3U	5	H Miyuki	58kg	Good	1:44.00	62.3 km/h	0:34.60	8.1L	10-10	$294	84	$394,713	-	1. Keiai Sena 2. Seven Magician 3. Coconuts Brown
84 Day Spell
12th of 12	20/7/24	Kokura	2000m	ALLOW 3U	11	Fuma Izumiya	58kg	Good	2:00.20	59.9 km/h	0:36.30	19.4L	8-11	$110	139	$364,331	-	1. Meiner Memory 2. Shake Your Heart 3. Las Madres
139 Day Spell

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