Championship On The Line In Hanshin Juvenile Fillies

An impeccably credentialed bunch of 18 juvenile fillies line up in the 1600-metre ¥125,200,000 G1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies on Sunday, and one of the prospective favourites is Sunday Racing's Umbrail (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}).

Undefeated in a pair of 1400-metre starts at Tokyo and Hanshin in June and October, the daughter of listed-placed L'Archetto (Jpn) (Falbrav {Ire}) is a full-sister to G1 Mile Championship hero Stelvio (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}), one of three black-type horses for their dam.

“She has had two very strong races and we are having to deal with some mental after-effects of those,” said assistant trainer Yu Ota. “I think her coat is looking much better now than it was before her last race and I'm hoping to see her improve further. She handled the long trip to Hanshin well last time and I'm not concerned about the race distance being a mile. She has a lot of potential and if she can concentrate on her racing, things should go well.”

She faces the similarly undefeated Ravel (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}), who bears the Carrot Farm colours and, after a win at Kikura in June, defeated Liberty Island (Jpn) (Duramente {Jpn}) by a neck in the G3 Artemis S. at Tokyo on Oct. 29. Like Umbrail, the daughter of the G3 Fairy S. third Sambre Et Meuse (Jpn) (Daiwa Major {Jpn}) is a half-sister to a group winner, in this case the year-older dual Classic-placed Namur (Jpn) (Harbinger {GB}), successful in the G2 Tulip Sho, second in the G1 Shuka Sho and third in the G1 Japanese Oaks.

“In the Artemis S., despite the slow pace, she stayed very much well in hand, and that was huge,” said assistant trainer Takahide Ando. “As I've always said, she has never been a good eater. She still could do a little better, but compared to earlier, she's better. We were able to give her a good hard workout as planned last week, but we still are aiming to get more muscle on her.”

Also a Sunday Racing colourbearer, Liberty Island will attempt to rebound from her Artemis second. Her dam is the Australia Champion 2-Year-Old and 3-Year-Old Filly Yankee Rose (Aus) (All American {Aus}), who did earn a Group 1 win in the Inglis Sires at two and was also second in the G1 Golden Slipper, before adding a G1 Sprint Champion S. victory at three.

Fumio Takahasi's Moryana (Jpn) (Epiphaneia {Jpn}) has won her first two starts by a combine five lengths. A ¥30,000,000 weaning out of the 2020 JRHA Select Sale, she is the third foal, runner and winner for her dam, the dual winner Garder Le Sourire (Jpn) (Daiwa Major {Jpn}), whose extended family includes the Group 1 winner Wind In Her Hair (Ire) (Alzao), later the dam of Sunday Silence's best sire son Deep Impact (Jpn).

G3 Sapporo Nisai S. heroine Dura (Jpn) (Duramente {Jpn}) does not have an unbeaten record to protect, and she defeated Doe Eyes (Jpn) (Rulership {Jpn}) by a length in the Nisai S. at Sapporo in early September. The same could be said for G3 Hakodate Nisai S. victress Bouton D'Or (Jpn) (Big Arthur {Jpn}), who enters this test on the back of a runner-up effort in the G3 KBS Kyoto Sho Fantasy S. to Rivara (Jpn) (Kinshasa No Kiseki {Aus}).

“She'll be going into the race without a sharpener and we're preparing her with that in mind,” said assistant trainer Atsushi Nishioka. “She has gotten all the base work in and all has gone according to plan. She has no weak points. She has a big stride and I think the spacious course will suit her.”

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Rivara Shocks Fantasy S.

Rivara (Jpn) (Kinshasa no Kiseki {Aus}) surprised her 11 rivals in the G3 KBS Kyoto Sho Fantasy S. when she parlayed her 69-1 odds into a 1 1/4-length victory at Hanshin on Saturday.

In charge from the bell, she doled out splits of :22.90 for the first quarter and rolled through a half-mile in :46.30. Still under only mild pressure from Ballerina (Jpn) (Daiwa Major {Jpn}), she turned into the home straight with her ears pricked. Sent hard by Shu Ishibashi at that point, she stole a march on her rivals and had built up enough cushion to withstand the surging 5-2 second choice Bouton d'Or (Jpn) (Big Arthur {Jpn}) and Red Hill Shoes (Jpn) (Heart's Cry {Jpn}) who appeared from out of the clouds with their rallies. A length separated the chasing pair.

Third at first asking in a Fukushima newcomers' heat in July, Rivara rebounded to win a Niigata maiden over 1200 metres on Aug. 14. The Fantasy was her first attempt at 1400 metres.

 

Pedigree Notes

Rivara's G3 Fantasy S. triumph makes her the 12th stakes winner and seventh group winner for Japanese Champion Sprinter/Miler Kinshasa No Kiseki. The winner of the G1 Takamatsunomiya Kinen in 2010 and 2011, the 19-year-old's best progeny are the G2 Hanshin Cup hero Shuji (Jpn) and group winners and Group 1-placed duo of Monde Can Know (Jpn) and Galore Creek (Jpn).

Out of the Brazilian Group 3 heroine Indriya who was also Group 1-placed there, Rivara is the second foal, runner and winner for her dam. She is followed by a Cheval Grand (Jpn) yearling colt already named Good Vibes (Jpn) and an Epoca d'Oro (Jpn) weanling filly. Indriya's Kitten's Joy half-sister Khaleesi (Brz) played the bridesmaid in the G1 Grand Premio Immensity, while two other half-siblings were also stakes placed in Brazil.

 

Saturday, Hanshin, Japan
KBS KYOTO SHO FANTASY S.-G3, ¥56,250,000, Hanshin, 11-5, 2yo, f, 1400mT, 1:21.30, fm.
1–RIVARA (JPN), 119, f, 2, by Kinshasa no Kiseki (Aus)
                1st Dam: Indriya (GSW & G1SP-Brz), by Stormy Atlantic
                2nd Dam: Sophie's Salad, by Rahy
                3rd Dam: Lady Tabitha, by Lyphard
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. 1ST GROUP WIN. O-Yasuki Arai;
B-Symboli Farm (Jpn); T-Mizuki Takayanagi; J-Shu Ishibashi.
¥29,455,000. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-1. Click for the
   free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Werk Nick
   Rating: C. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Bouton d'Or (Jpn), 119, f, 2, Big Arthur (Jpn)–Princess Rock
(Jpn), by Swift Current (Jpn). (¥20,000,000 Wlg '20 JRHAJUL).
O-Gaen Kogyo Inc.; B-Northern Farm (Jpn); ¥12,130,000.
3–Red Hill Shoes (Jpn), 119, f, 2, Heart's Cry (Jpn)–Yamano
Love (Jpn), by Agnes Digital. 1ST BLACK-TYPE. 1ST GROUP
   WIN. O-Masatoki Kuremoto; B-Champions Farm (Jpn);
¥7,365,000.
Margins: 1 1/4, 1, HF. Odds: 69.70, 2.90, 16.20.
Also Ran: Two Tails (Jpn), Sarasa How Pretty (Jpn), Queen's Elsa (Jpn), Sylpheed Reve (Jpn), Cosmo Hooray (Jpn), Ballerina (Jpn), Aroma de Rosa (Jpn), Satsumano Onna (Jpn), Mikatte Yondeii (Jpn). Click for the JRA chart and video.

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