Center to Outward, Third Row

(SAT) January 24th, 2026

9:35 p.m. It looks like a speed track. Today's Race 5 at Nakayama was a turf 2200m maiden race, though it recorded 3 min. 12.0 seconds, which is quite fast for this category. The reason is probably because we haven't had any rain. The race was run at an average pace that usually gives advantage to front runners and as Nakayama has tight curves, it would have been natural if the front runners sticking to the rail finished 1, 2, 3. In fact, the top three finishers were all trailers, with two of them starting from the outmost barrier.

So I decided I should choose horses that could position themselves on the center to outward, third row from the leading horse when the field heads into the last corner. And here are the horses left on my list so far: Meiner Emperor, Giovannni (I won't be able to forgiva myself if he performed well this time while I already gave up on him), Matenro Leo, Shohei, North Bridge, and Douradores. I'm a bit interested in Nishino Revenant as well as Dee My the Kid, but including them would be too much for me.

Oh, almost forgot to say it. About the track bias. Well, I'd say the outer course is more advantaged, if you ask me.

The End

Caterpillar