1800m – Dirt
| Bourbon Highball | Big American-bred colt broke maiden over 1400m in 3rd start. Double-digit finishes in all others. Last out on 3 April. Likely not a contender. |
| Cosmic Mind | Posted 1-4-5 in 3 starts. Won debut over Nakayama 1800m. Next 2 starts were over left-handed tracks. Last out, showed good late speed over final 3 furlongs on sloppy track to finish in fourth. Return to Nakayama a plus. Standard track welcome. |
| Impulse Bern | Won debut in September 2020 over muddy Nakayama 1800m. Has not raced in 6 1/2 months. Carrying 4 lb more than heaviest weight to date. |
| Mission Rail | Broke maiden over Hanshin 1800m in November but finished 8th in same last out on 20 February. Likely outclassed. |
| Noble Silhouette | Broke maiden over Nakayama 1800m last out on 28 March in 2nd start. Decent speed but may not be competitive in this field. |
| Peisha Owe You | Has made board in all but one of 6 starts, including 1 win and a third. Broke maiden on fifth start over Nakayama 1800m. Last out 2 1/2 months ago. Lacks speed. Races from far off pace. Likely not competitive here. |
| Rough Stream | Big colt broke maiden over Nakayama 1800m at yearend on 2nd start, but raced again two weeks later to finish 12 out of 13. Returning after 3 1/2 months. Could surprise. |
| Satono Butler | Broke maiden last out on 31 January on fourth start over muddy Tokyo 2100m. Chronically late out of gate. Is 11 at Nakayama. Christophe Lemaire in saddle a plus. |
| Screen Process | Posted 2-1 in first two starts, both over Nakayama 1800m. Performed well on standard and sloppy track. Returning after 3 months. Promising. Takeshi Yokoyama in saddle a plus. |
| Sky Nile | American-bred filly won debut over Nakayama 1800m at yearend. Next out finished last at Chukyo. Returning after 3 1/2 months. Speed likely not competitive here. |
| Thank You Letter |
Is 2-1 from 2 career starts. Returning after 7 months. Last won over Nakayama 1800m on standard track. Condition on raceday key. Will carry 4 lb more than previous starts. Yuichi Fukunaga in saddle a plus.
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