Kyoto Race 9

Rindo Sho

Prize Money: $200,914

VIVERONE (6) has the strongest exposed 1400m profile after winning by two and a half lengths at Chukyo as an odds-on favourite, having also worked home well for third on debut at Hanshin. She is lightly raced, proven at the distance and brings the clearest upward line. RAMLA BAY (7) is the main danger, returning from a three-month break after winning a 2yo Newcomer at Chukyo by just over a length and showing strength through the line. GAL'S MIND (3) has race fitness and winning form after a stylish Sapporo 1200m maiden success, with her previous 1400m placing helping offset the step back to this journey. SHONAN KA NOA (5) resumes off a respectable sixth in the G3 Hakodate Nisai Stakes and had won a Hakodate maiden the start prior, though she is yet to race at around 1400m.

Distance: 1400m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: Turf
Class: ALLOW

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Benibana (1) 31
Trainer: Kunihiko Watanabe()
Jockey: Osuke Tayama
Weight: 55kg
Prize Money: $70,141
Win / Place: 50% / 100%

2 yo Bay Filly

Sire: MAURICE (JPN)

Dam: FATUA (JPN)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

2: 1-0-1

Distance

2: 1-0-1

Season

2: 1-0-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Metro

2: 1-0-1

Turf

2: 1-0-1

Good

2: 1-0-1

Anti-Clockwise

2: 1-0-1

Jockey Stats

Horse

2: 1-0-1

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

Comments

Returns from a six-week let-up after landing a 2yo Maiden at Chukyo, where she was sent out prohibitive odds-on favourite and picked up sharply to win by a neck. Her debut third behind Ramla Bay reads well enough, with the beaten margin just over a length, and she has yet to miss the placings. The prior defeat to a key rival keeps her more in the place mix than as the main winning hope.

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
1st of 7	23/8/26	Chukyo	1400m	MDN 2	5	Osuke Tayama	54kg	Good	1:20.60	62.5 km/h	0.3L	2-2	$1.40f	22	$100,150	$52,384	1. Benibana 2. Prinkipissa 3. Rhein Elegant
3rd of 13	1/8/26	Chukyo	1400m	NEWCOMER 2	6	Osuke Tayama	54kg	Good	1:20.00	63.0 km/h	1.3L	4-5	$8.40	-	$132,110	$17,757	1. Ramla Bay 2. Batik 3. Benibana

Place

Date

Track

Distance

Class

Barrier

Jockey

Weight

Cond.

Race Time

Avg. Speed

Margin

800/400

Days

Prize

Prize Won

Result

1st of 7

23/8/26

Chukyo

1400m

MDN 2

Osuke Tayama

54kg

Good

1:20.60

62.5 km/h

0.3L

2-2

$1.40f

$100,150

$52,384

1. Benibana

2. Prinkipissa

3. Rhein Elegant

3rd of 13

1/8/26

Chukyo

1400m

NEWCOMER 2

Osuke Tayama

54kg

Good

1:20.00

63.0 km/h

1.3L

4-5

$8.40

$132,110

$17,757

1. Ramla Bay

2. Batik

3. Benibana

Estrella Bonita (2) 31x
Trainer: Ryo Takei(Ibraki 300-0493)
Jockey: Seina Imamura
Weight: 55kg
Prize Money: $70,273
Win / Place: 50% / 100%

2 yo Chestnut Filly

Sire: ISLA BONITA (JPN)

Dam: ORIHIME (USA)

Rating

Stats

Career

2: 1-0-1

Season

2: 1-0-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Metro

2: 1-0-1

Turf

2: 1-0-1

Good

2: 1-0-1

Clockwise

1: 0-0-1

Anti-Clockwise

1: 1-0-0

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

1000m - 1200m

Comments

Returns from a three-month break after ending last campaign with a nose win in a 2yo Maiden at Niigata, having driven hard late as favourite. Her debut third at Fukushima was also sound, but both runs came at shorter trips and she has not raced at around 1400m before. The record is tidy, though this asks for a new level of performance.

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
1st of 11	1/8/26	Niigata	1000m	MDN 2	10	Fukamichi Ishigami	53kg	Good	0:57.00	63.2 km/h	0.1L	-	$2.10f	27	$100,150	$52,384	1. Estrella Bonita 2. Forever Blue 3. Dream You
3rd of 13	5/7/26	Fukushima	1200m	NEWCOMER 2	9	Fukamichi Ishigami	52kg	Good	1:10.20	61.5 km/h	1.1L	2-2	$9.50	-	$133,090	$17,889	1. Picnic March 2. Schneeballen 3. Estrella Bonita

Place

Date

Track

Distance

Class

Barrier

Jockey

Weight

Cond.

Race Time

Avg. Speed

Margin

800/400

Days

Prize

Prize Won

Result

1st of 11

1/8/26

Niigata

1000m

MDN 2

Fukamichi Ishigami

53kg

Good

0:57.00

63.2 km/h

0.1L

$2.10f

$100,150

$52,384

1. Estrella Bonita

2. Forever Blue

3. Dream You

3rd of 13

5/7/26

Fukushima

1200m

NEWCOMER 2

Fukamichi Ishigami

52kg

Good

1:10.20

61.5 km/h

1.1L

2-2

$9.50

$133,090

$17,889

1. Picnic March

2. Schneeballen

3. Estrella Bonita

Gal's Mind (3) 31
Trainer: Koshiro Take()
Jockey: Suguru Hamanaka
Weight: 55kg
Prize Money: $70,141
Win / Place: 50% / 100%

2 yo Bay Filly

Sire: LORD KANALOA (JPN)

Dam: DANDALLA (IRE)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

2: 1-0-1

Season

2: 1-0-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Metro

2: 1-0-1

Turf

2: 1-0-1

Good

2: 1-0-1

Clockwise

2: 1-0-1

Jockey Stats

Horse

2: 1-0-1

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

1200m - 1500m

Comments

Back after five weeks following a Sapporo 2yo Maiden win, where she loomed up and showed good dash to score by just over a length. She had earlier worked home evenly for third on debut behind Blue Jay, so the two-start record is sound. The extra ground is still a point to prove, but she has placed at around 1400m and shapes as a genuine minor-placing chance.

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
1st of 14	30/8/26	Sapporo	1200m	MDN 2	13	S Hamanaka	55kg	Good	1:10.10	61.6 km/h	1.3L	3-3	$5.50	29	$100,150	$52,384	1. Gal's Mind 2. Arte Queen 3. Mihatenu Yume
3rd of 12	1/8/26	Sapporo	1500m	NEWCOMER 2	3	S Hamanaka	55kg	Good	1:30.40	59.7 km/h	3.5L	4-4	$4.50	-	$132,110	$17,757	1. Blue Jay 2. Tiaraed 3. Gal's Mind

Place

Date

Track

Distance

Class

Barrier

Jockey

Weight

Cond.

Race Time

Avg. Speed

Margin

800/400

Days

Prize

Prize Won

Result

1st of 14

30/8/26

Sapporo

1200m

MDN 2

S Hamanaka

55kg

Good

1:10.10

61.6 km/h

1.3L

3-3

$5.50

$100,150

$52,384

1. Gal's Mind

2. Arte Queen

3. Mihatenu Yume

3rd of 12

1/8/26

Sapporo

1500m

NEWCOMER 2

S Hamanaka

55kg

Good

1:30.40

59.7 km/h

3.5L

4-4

$4.50

$132,110

$17,757

1. Blue Jay

2. Tiaraed

3. Gal's Mind

Seiun Relena (4) 71
Trainer: Takashi Mizuno(Japan)
Jockey: Hideaki Miyuki
Weight: 55kg
Prize Money: $52,407
Win / Place: 50% / 50%

2 yo Bay Filly

Sire: DANON SMASH (JPN)

Dam: SEIUN RIRISHII (JPN)

Rating

Stats

Career

2: 1-0-0

Season

2: 1-0-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 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

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

1200m

Comments

Four weeks after a Nakayama 2yo Maiden win, she brings a sharper profile than on debut, holding on by just under a length after being generous odds. That was a clear step up from her first run at Fukushima, when seventh and beaten just over eight lengths at long odds. She has not raced at around 1400m before, so further progress is required to trouble the stronger chances.

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
1st of 14	6/9/26	Nakayama	1200m	MDN 2	8	Miyabi Muto	55kg	Good	1:10.30	61.5 km/h	0.8L	-	$20	49	$100,150	$52,407	1. Seiun Relena 2. Arde Rush 3. Forever Blue
49 Day Freshen-Up
7th of 16	19/7/26	Fukushima	1200m	NEWCOMER 2	3	Miyabi Muto	55kg	Good	1:10.50	61.3 km/h	8.4L	10-11	$35	-	$133,090	-	1. Chalandamarz 2. Groovens 3. Seiun Iris

Shonan Ka Noa (5) 616x
Trainer: Hisashi Shimizu(Japan)
Jockey: Seinosuke Yoshimura
Weight: 55kg
Prize Money: $52,773
Win / Place: 33% / 33%

2 yo Bay Filly

Sire: DREFONG (USA)

Dam: KAILUA KONA (JPN)

Rating

Stats

Career

3: 1-0-0

Season

3: 1-0-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Metro

3: 1-0-0

Turf

3: 1-0-0

Good

2: 1-0-0

Soft

1: 0-0-0

Clockwise

3: 1-0-0

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

1200m

Comments

Returns from a three-month break after closing last campaign with a respectable sixth in the G3 Hakodate Nisai Stakes, beaten just under four lengths after picking up nicely in the straight. The run prior, she won a Hakodate 2yo Maiden by a nose from Arte Queen. She has not raced at around 1400m, but the stakes exposure gives her claims for the minor money.

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
6th of 13	19/7/26	Hakodate	1200m	G3 OPEN 2	7	K Ikezoe	55kg	Y	1:10.40	61.4 km/h	3.9L	10-9	$15	15	$587,390	-	1. Felicita 2. Imogen 3. Daishin Dragon
1st of 9	4/7/26	Hakodate	1200m	MDN 2	7	K Ikezoe	55kg	Good	1:08.80	62.8 km/h	0.1L	3-3	$7.00	21	$100,890	$52,773	1. Shonan Ka Noa 2. Arte Queen 3. Tosen Lourdes
6th of 12	13/6/26	Hakodate	1200m	NEWCOMER 2	12	K Ikezoe	55kg	Good	1:09.40	62.2 km/h	4.6L	6-7	$4.90	-	$130,300	-	1. Daimei Big Boss 2. Arte Queen 3. Kisekino Unicorn

Viverone (6) 3x1
Trainer: Tomokazu Takano(Japan)
Jockey: Kohei Matsuyama
Weight: 55kg
Prize Money: $69,897
Win / Place: 50% / 100%

2 yo Brown Filly

Sire: SATURNALIA (JPN)

Dam: VIBRANCE (USA)

Rating

Stats

Career

2: 1-0-1

Distance

1: 1-0-0

Season

2: 1-0-1

1st Up

2: 1-0-1

Metro

2: 1-0-1

Turf

2: 1-0-1

Good

2: 1-0-1

Clockwise

1: 0-0-1

Anti-Clockwise

1: 1-0-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

2: 1-0-1

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 - 1600m

Comments

Returns from a five-week freshening after a dominant Chukyo 2yo Maiden win, making up ground strongly and scoring by two and a half lengths as an odds-on favourite. Her debut third at Hanshin, beaten just over a length behind Top Checker, gave the form a sound base, and she is already one from one at this distance. Lightly raced and progressive, she sets the standard.

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
1st of 10	30/8/26	Chukyo	1400m	MDN 2	8	Kohei Matsuyama	55kg	Good	1:20.60	62.5 km/h	2.5L	6-6	$1.50f	70	$100,150	$52,384	1. Viverone 2. Cosmo Lumina 3. Koji Un
70 Day Spell
3rd of 9	21/6/26	Hanshin	1600m	NEWCOMER 2	2	Kohei Matsuyama	55kg	Good	1:37.10	59.3 km/h	1.1L	-	$5.70	-	$130,300	$17,513	1. Top Checker 2. Margot Ma Cherie 3. Viverone

Ramla Bay (7) 1x
Trainer: Akishi Higashida()
Jockey: Fuma Matsuwaka
Weight: 55kg
Prize Money: $69,253
Win / Place: 100% / 100%

2 yo Bay Filly

Sire: REAL IMPACT (JPN)

Dam: IN LUXURY (JPN)

Rating

Stats

Career

1: 1-0-0

Distance

1: 1-0-0

Season

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

Anti-Clockwise

1: 1-0-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 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

Comments

Returns from a three-month break after winning a 2yo NEWCOMER at Chukyo on debut, scoring by just over a length from Batik when near the top of betting. She was strong through the line that day, already owns a 1400m win, and the family depth is notable as a full sister to Group 2 winner Mozu Meimei. With that debut form holding up, she is a serious winning threat.

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
1st of 13	1/8/26	Chukyo	1400m	NEWCOMER 2	8	Fuma Matsuwaka	55kg	Good	1:20.00	63.0 km/h	1.3L	2-2	$4.40	-	$132,110	$69,253	1. Ramla Bay 2. Batik 3. Benibana

Place

Date

Track

Distance

Class

Barrier

Jockey

Weight

Cond.

Race Time

Avg. Speed

Margin

800/400

Days

Prize

Prize Won

Result

1st of 13

1/8/26

Chukyo

1400m

NEWCOMER 2

Fuma Matsuwaka

55kg

Good

1:20.00

63.0 km/h

1.3L

2-2

$4.40

$132,110

$69,253

1. Ramla Bay

2. Batik

3. Benibana

Le Jouet (8) 2x1
Trainer: Hiroaki Watase(NISHIWAKI)
Jockey: Toyokazu Tano
Weight: 55kg
Prize Money: $23,886
Win / Place: 50% / 100%

2 yo Brown Filly

Sire: SHANGHAI BOBBY (USA)

Dam: ALL FLAGS FLYING (USA)

Rating

Stats

Career

2: 1-1-0

Season

2: 1-1-0

1st Up

2: 1-1-0

Non-Metro

2: 1-1-0

Dirt

2: 1-1-0

Firm

2: 1-1-0

Clockwise

2: 1-1-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

2: 1-1-0

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

820m

Comments

Returns from a six-week let-up after leading throughout to win a Sonoda 2yo COND over 820m by four lengths as an odds-on favourite. She had also placed on debut there, so the record is clean, but both runs were in very different conditions and she has not raced at around 1400m. This is a much sterner examination of her credentials.

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
1st of 8	21/8/26	Sonoda	820m	COND 2	3	Toyokazu Tano	55kg	Fast	0:50.70	58.2 km/h	4.0L	1-1	$1.70f	93	$20,776	$11,542	1. Le Jouet 2. Akaneno Sora 3. Albatron
93 Day Spell
2nd of 5	20/5/26	Sonoda	820m	COND 2	1	Toyokazu Tano	54kg	Fast	0:50.40	58.6 km/h	5.0L	1-1	$2.00f	-	$55,546	$12,344	1. Ena South 2. Le Jouet 3. Snap Call

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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