Starters List 2:00 P.M. Brilliant Stakes (Listed) S1-6 HK TIME Tokyo, Japan - Dirt - 2100 Metres (Left-handed) (9.5.2021) JPN TIME 3:00 P.M. For 4-years-old and upwards. Handicap. (9.5.2021) Total Prize Money (JPY) ¥49,780,000 1st ¥23,000,000, 2nd ¥9,200,000, 3rd ¥5,800,000, 4th ¥3,500,000, 5th ¥2,300,000, 6th ¥1,840,000, 7th ¥1,610,000, 8th ¥1,380,000, 9th ¥690,000, 10th ¥460,000. Approximate Prize Money in HKD: $3,549,300 1st $1,639,900, 2nd $656,000, 3rd $413,500, 4th $249,600, 5th $164,000, 6th $131,200, 7th $114,800, 8th $98,400, 9th $49,200, 10th $32,800. 馬號 歷季及近仗成績 排位 馬名 年齡/性別 配磅 練馬師 騎師 Card Career Record & Form Draw Horse Name Age/Sex Wt. Trainer Jockey 1 11 (3-1-1) 1 傲雪王妃 4f 119 橋口慎介 池添謙一 45250 Reine Blanche (JPN) Shinsuke Hashiguchi Kenichi Ikezoe 2 25 (4-1-2) 2 夢勝景 6h 119 今野貞一 森一馬 74591 Masahaya Nice (JPN) Teiichi Konno Kazuma Mori 3 19 (4-2-2) 3 玉藻錫羅 5h 119 大橋勇樹 幸英明 72411 Tamamo San Siro Yuki Ohashi Hideaki Miyuki (JPN) 4 26 (7-2-5) 4 勇者之翼 7g 126 池添學 戶崎圭太 11652 Ailes Du Courage (JPN) Manabu Ikezoe Keita Tosaki 5 47 (5-7-1) 5 名將薔薇 7h 117 本田優 野中悠太郎 07910 Meisho Matoi (JPN) Masaru Honda Yutaro Nonaka 6 20 (4-4-3) 6 飛雪駒 5h 126 國枝榮 田邊裕信 51635 Hayayakko (JPN) Sakae Kunieda Hironobu Tanabe 7 12 (4-1-1) 7 乘雲高飛 4c 121 石坂公一 大野拓彌 01012 Bank Of Clouds (JPN) Koichi Ishizaka Takuya Ono 8 10 (4-2-0) 8 最後戰士 4c 119 戶田博文 石橋脩 41501 Last Man (JPN) Hirofumi Toda Shu Ishibashi 9 28 (4-4-8) 9 櫻花魅力 6h 121 村山明 武豊 82863 Sakura Allure (JPN) Akira Murayama Yutaka Take 10 18 (4-2-2) 10 稱霸 5h 119 石坂公一 津村明秀 00068 Conqueror (JPN) Koichi Ishizaka Akihide Tsumura 11 10 (4-1-1) 11 英雄傳記 4c 121 本田優 杜滿萊 21170 Heroic Tale (JPN) Masaru Honda Mirco Demuro 12 21 (3-7-2) 12 有趣時間 6h 121 藤原英昭 福永祐一 92954 Great Time (JPN) Hideaki Fujiwara Yuichi Fukunaga 13 12 (4-0-2) 13 獨尊將軍 6h 123 矢野英一 武藤雅 94750 Generale Uno (JPN) Eiichi Yano Miyabi Muto 14 7 (4-0-1) 14 仙后主星 4c 119 栗田徹 橫山武史 83110 Schedar (JPN) Toru Kurita Takeshi Yokoyama 15 39 (5-3-2) 15 神術 8g 119 鈴木孝志 木幡巧也 28660 Kalakupua (JPN) Takashi Suzuki Takuya Kowata 16 23 (4-1-3) 16 新驃騎 5h 119 小西一男 濱中俊 31565 Neo Brave (JPN) Kazuo Konishi Suguru Hamanaka (16 Starters) -6- 2:00 P.M. Brilliant Stakes (Listed) S1-6 HK TIME (09.05.2021) JPN Time 3:00 P.M. (09.05.2021) Tokyo, Japan - Dirt - 2100 Metres (Left-handed) For 4-years-old and upwards. Handicap. Total Prize Money (JPY) ¥49,780,000 1st ¥23,000,000, 2nd ¥9,200,000, 3rd ¥5,800,000, 4th ¥3,500,000, 5th ¥2,300,000, 6th ¥1,840,000, 7th ¥1,610,000, 8th ¥1,380,000, 9th ¥690,000, 10th ¥460,000. Approximate Prize Money in HKD: $3,549,300 1st $1,639,900, 2nd $656,000, 3rd $413,500, 4th $249,600, 5th $164,000, 6th $131,200, 7th $114,800, 8th $98,400, 9th $49,200, 10th $32,800. (16 Starters) Betting Pools : Win, Place, Quinella, Quinella Place, Tierce, Forecast & Trio Merged Pool, Quartet & First 4 Merged Pool, Treble. Overseas Expert Column by Naohiro Goda Brilliant Stakes on Sunday is a Listed race taken place at 2,100m dirt course at Tokyo. Stalls are set on the middle of homestretch and there is only 236m from the start to the first turn. Wide draw is a disadvantage at this course. While homestretch is 501m long, closers tend to struggle to make up so much ground at this course and it is preferable to be within three lengths from the leaders at the top of homestretch. I understand we should respect AILES DU COURAGE, the winner of Brilliant Stakes twelve months ago. He has also won an allowance race for three time winners over the same course and distance as this race in October 2019 and the winning time, 2 minutes and 8.3 seconds, was much faster than standard. He finished second to DANON PHARAOH, winner of local G1 Japan Dirt Derby in 2020, in the local G2 Diolite Kinen at Funabashi on 17th March, last time out, and proves he is still in his heydays although he is now 7YO. And AILES DU COURAGE started at Tokyo for six times and won four of them. Therefore, it is obvious that Tokyo is the most suitable track for him. AILES DU COURAGE is my favourite. I believe the horse to beat for AILES DU COURAGE is BANK OF CLOUDS. I am impressed by his performance in local G3 Nagoya Daishoten at Nagoya on 11th March, when the 4YO colt by ROSES IN MAY was runner-up to CLINCHER, one of the most consistent middle-distance dirt performers in Japan. I am sure he is now a much better horse than he was last year. He likes Tokyo, where he has started twice and won both of them, and his handicap, 121lbs, is slightly lighter than I expected. BANK OF CLOUDS is my second choice. HAYAYAKKO is the winner of the Listed Brazil Cup over the same course and distance as Brilliant Stakes last October and the 5YO horse by KING KAMEHAMEHA should run well as long as he re-produces this form on Sunday. Though he was beaten fifth in the G3 March Stakes at Nakayama on 28th March, the circumstances were not favourable for closers and I believe wide track at Tokyo suits him better. Although his handicap, 126lbs, is slightly heavier than I thought, HAYAYAKKO is my third choice. My fourth choice is GREAT TIME, who finished second to HAYAYAKKO in the Listed Brazil Cup last October. And it is also good effort from the 6YO horse by KING KAMEHAMEHA that he finished fifth in G2 Tokai Stakes at Chukyo on 24th January. He is another horse who like the track at Tokyo, where he started four times and finished within first two in three starts. An uncertain factor in Brilliant Stakes is GENERALE UNO, who has won two Graded Stakes on turf, while this is the first start on dirt for him. He is a big and powerful horse, and has been trained well at dirt courses in the morning. I think it is too risky to neglect him. SELECTIONS: 4. AILES DU COURAGE, 7. BANK OF CLOUDS, 6. HAYAYAKKO, 12. GREAT TIME & 13. GENERALE UNO TREBLE SELECTIONS (27 unit bets): S1-6: Multiple – 4. AILES DU COURAGE, 7. BANK OF CLOUDS & 6. HAYAYAKKO S1-7: Multiple – 15. SCHNELL MEISTER, 8. GRENADIER GUARDS & 4. BATHRAT LEON S1-8: Multiple – 1. SHIHAB, 2. NEWTON TESORO & 10. TOKAI ORDEN -41- HK Time 2:00 P.M. S1-6 Brilliant Stakes JPN Time 3:00 P.M. Japanese Tipsters' Selections First Choice Second Choice Third Choice Keiba Book Annaka 9 SAKURA ALLURE 4 AILES DU COURAGE 6 HAYAYAKKO Hayashi 4 AILES DU COURAGE 6 HAYAYAKKO 12 GREAT TIME Yoshioka 7 BANK OF CLOUDS 4 AILES DU COURAGE 13 GENERALE UNO Gallop Yoshida 12 GREAT TIME 4 AILES DU COURAGE 8 LAST MAN Matsunaga 14 SCHEDAR 6 HAYAYAKKO 9 SAKURA ALLURE Noda 12 GREAT TIME 7 BANK OF CLOUDS 3 TAMAMO SAN SIRO -42- HK Time 2:00 P.M. S1-6 Brilliant Stakes JPN Time 3:00 P.M. 傲雪王妃 橋口慎介 119 池添謙一 (1) Lifetime : 11 (3-1-1) Turf : 0 (0-0-0) Jumps : 0 (0-0-0) 1 2021 : 3 (0-1-0) Non-Turf : 11 (3-1-1) GF+ : 0 (0-0-0) REINE BLANCHE (JPN) 4 gr f Shinsuke Hashiguchi Kenichi Ikezoe 1st Up : － Dist : 2 (1-0-0) G : 0 (0-0-0) Kurofune (USA)－Enjoue (JPN) (Agnes Tachyon (JPN)) Earnings : HK$5,246,802 Track : 1 (0-0-0) Y : 0 (0-0-0) Trk/Dist : 0 (0-0-0) S/Hvy : 0 (0-0-0) Owner(s): Shinji Maeda Pos Date Race Details Track Dist/Course/Going Wt. Jockey Dr. Race Sectional Time Race Pos in Running Finish & Odds Gear Winner/Second/Third Time Margin 4/16 8Oct20 [G2] Ladies Prelude 3yo+ f&m OI, JPN 1800 RH SY 119 Kohei 15 25.40 24.40 24.90 24.70 1.52.10 5 5 4 4 8.5 3.8 (2) Marche Lorraine (JPN) JPY52,700,000 Dirt Matsuyama Madras Check (USA) Princia Cometa (JPN) 5/15 3Nov20 [G1] JBC Ladies' Classic 3yo+ f&m OI, JPN 1800 RH GD 117 Kohei 1 24.80 24.10 24.90 24.80 1.51.10 8 8 8 5 4.8 11.4 (4) Fashionista (JPN) JPY69,700,000 Dirt Matsuyama Madras Check (USA) Marche Lorraine (JPN) 2/9 20Jan21 [G3] TCK Jo-O Hai 4yo+ f&m OI, JPN 1800 RH ST 121 Kohei 9 25.90 25.20 24.80 25.00 1.53.70 3 3 3 2 0.5 6.4 (3) Marche Lorraine (JPN) JPY37,400,000 Dirt Matsuyama Reine Blanche (JPN) Princia Cometa (JPN) 5/11 4Mar21 [G2] Empress Hai 4yo+ f&m KAW, JPN 2100 LH ST 123 Kohei 2 25.70 26.50 25.10 26.70 2.14.10 6 8 6 5 8.5 3.1 (2) Marche Lorraine (JPN) JPY59,500,000 Dirt Matsuyama Salsa Dione (JPN) Madras Check (USA) 10/16 18Apr21 G3 Antares S.