JP - Mombetsu - Race 8

Thoroughbred

12 Runners

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Dirt

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Verdict

GOOD TIME ASK (12) sets the standard after winning a 3yo+ C4 over this course and distance by a nose as a well-supported favourite, and the light weight keeps her right in the race despite the wide draw. HOPEFUL SONG (3) brings the neatest recent profile, having won a 3yo+ C4 by two lengths before running third behind Fingal's Cave, and she has already finished ahead of Nishino Endeavor in the latest Mombetsu clash. NISHINO ENDEAVOR (7) is the proven danger: he won by a head two runs back, has strong 12-month form, and previously beat Good Time Ask, though he must turn the tables on Hopeful Song from a fortnight ago. YOMPUKU (8) is the value runner among the selections, with five wins at this track and distance and two sound fourths this campaign, but he looks more dependent on converting another honest run into a sharper winning effort.

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Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob	Odds
12	Arrives off the right run, having won a 3yo+ C4 here by a nose from Miwakuno Hosho as a well-supported favourite after finishing strongly. She was only fifth behind Nishino Endeavor two back, but that came in the same grade and she has since answered the key question. Two wins from nine at this track and distance and 115lbs make her a leading chance again. 1st Pick 12 Good Time Ask Jockey: Yuta Ogawa Trainer: Hideki Kakugawa J: Yuta Ogawa T: Hideki Kakugawa	176	-	-	-	35%	15/8
Analysis Arrives off the right run, having won a 3yo+ C4 here by a nose from Miwakuno Hosho as a well-supported favourite after finishing strongly. She was only fifth behind Nishino Endeavor two back, but that came in the same grade and she has since answered the key question. Two wins from nine at this track and distance and 115lbs make her a leading chance again.
3	Held her form when third behind Fingal's Cave here last start, beaten just under two lengths after travelling well behind the leaders and working home soundly. That followed a 3yo+ C4 win over the same course, where she beat Fresh No Ue by two lengths. With a track-and-trip win already banked and recent form reading well, she has a solid winning case. 2nd Pick 3 Hopeful Song Jockey: Shinya Matsui Trainer: Tsuyoshi Chiba J: Shinya Matsui T: Tsuyoshi Chiba	114	-	-	-	27%	11/4
Analysis Held her form when third behind Fingal's Cave here last start, beaten just under two lengths after travelling well behind the leaders and working home soundly. That followed a 3yo+ C4 win over the same course, where she beat Fresh No Ue by two lengths. With a track-and-trip win already banked and recent form reading well, she has a solid winning case.
7	Closed hard for fifth behind Fingal's Cave here last start, beaten two and a half lengths in an open market, and the effort had more merit than the finishing position suggests. Two back he won a 3yo+ C4 as favourite, beating Story Time by a head. His Mombetsu 5f record is reliable, and that recent winning form keeps him firmly in the contest. 3rd Pick 7 Nishino Endeavor Jockey: Yuki Miyauchi Trainer: Hiroto Kawashima J: Yuki Miyauchi T: Hiroto Kawashima	147	-	-	-	20%	4/1
Analysis Closed hard for fifth behind Fingal's Cave here last start, beaten two and a half lengths in an open market, and the effort had more merit than the finishing position suggests. Two back he won a 3yo+ C4 as favourite, beating Story Time by a head. His Mombetsu 5f record is reliable, and that recent winning form keeps him firmly in the contest.

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