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Never Shrink (JPN)

5yo b f 2021

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Never Shrink (JPN)

b f 2021

Sire

Apollo Kentucky (USA)

Dam

Never Grace (JPN)

Dam's Sire

Scatter The Gold (CAN)

Owner

Takao Shimizu

Trainer

Breeder

Takeshi Okada

Last Win

Ohi Tue, 5th Sep, 23 5/1, Yoichi Ando Hidemitsu Sakai (916 days)

Last Run

Kanazawa Sun, 27th Jul, 25 7th, 125/1, Koga Hirotaka (225 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Flat JPN

19

1

0

5%

¥4,833,167

-13.00

Under Rules Total

19

1

0

5%

-13.00

Form Figures

15-00800000-009580777-

Form Timeline

Form Figures - 15-00800000-009580777-

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

27Jul25 Kan 7f Standard 4y+ F(765K)

8-9[125/1]7th of 7, 37.25L behind Link Arms

15Jul25 Kan 7f Standard 4y+ F(765K)

8-9[50/1]7th of 8, 12.25L behind Key Flash

29Jun25 Kan 7f Standard 4y+ F(765K)

8-9[66/1]7th of 7, 13.13L behind Cafe No Wien

15Jun25 Kan 7f Slow 4y+ F(765K)

8-9[100/1]10th of 10, 20.75L behind Sun Huntsville

02Jun25 Kan 7f 4y+ F(765K)

8-9[200/1]8th of 8, 38.66L behind Tamahagane

20May25 Kan 7f Standard 4y+ F(765K)

8-9[40/1]5th of 9, 10.50L behind Django

05May25 Kan 7f Standard 3y+ F(765K)

8-9[150/1]9th of 9, 20.26L behind Watashide Iidesuka

Change of Trainer Kiyoaki Sasaki to Mafumi Muroi

02Apr25 Fun 7f 4y+ F(1900K)

8-7[150/1]10th of 10, 24.50L behind Idealist

Norihiko Nozawa

13Mar25 Fun 7f 4y+ F(1900K)

8-7[50/1]10th of 12, 16.50L behind Lovin' Roses

Change of Trainer Hidemitsu Sakai to Kiyoaki Sasaki

15Oct24 Ohi 7f Standard 3y+ F(3420K)

8-7[100/1]13th of 13, 12.51L behind Queen Kanaloa

03Oct24 Ohi 6f Standard 3y F(2850K)

8-7[25/1]13th of 14, 11.63L behind Kogen Silver

14Aug24 Ohi 6f Standard 3y F(2850K)

8-7[100/1]13th of 16, 14.03L behind Jazz Dance

31Jul24 Ohi 8f Standard 3y F(2850K)

8-7[28/1]12th of 12, 18.81L behind Hellcat

11Jul24 Ohi 8f Standard 4y F(2849K)

8-7[12/1]13th of 14, 24.31L behind Miranka

11Apr24 Ohi 8f Heavy F(3420K)

8-7[66/1]8th of 10, 16.13L behind Live It Up

21Mar24 Ohi 6f Firm F(4940K)

8-7[200/1]14th of 14, 20.56L behind Sabuno Koigokoro

01Mar24 Ohi 7f Soft F(5320K)

8-7[50/1]11th of 11, 52.25L behind Chadal Kun

21Sep23 Ohi 8f F(6080K)

8-7[7/1]5th of 5, 46.00L behind Piko Ichi

05Sep23 Ohi 8f Soft F(7600K)

8-7[5/1]1st of 9, 4L to Saphir Ciel

Symbols Explained

ts² Tongue Strap vs² Visor hd² Hood es² Eye Shield ec² Eye Cover cp² Cheekpiece bl² Blinkers tt² Tongue Tie bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run srMentioned in Stewards Report in Results bbvBroke Blood Vessel

The superscript number on headgear bl² indicates number of times worn. A plus bl⁺ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl¹indicates first time.

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