Al Barsha (JPN)

half-brother to winners Bur Dubai (1m-1m1f; RPR 105), Al Satwa (1m2f) and Bastakiya (1m dirt); dam Japan 7f-1m1f winner, half-sister to Japanese Oaks winner Lady Pastel out of French 10.5f Listed winner; second on debut in October 2020 and beaten a nose three starts later at Hanshin (10f); off the mark on fifth career start at Hanshin in March 2021 (1m3f); held when upped to 1m4f after that but good second over 10f back at Hanshin in April; poor effort next time at Chukyo but much better next time at same course (1m3f), finishing second, beaten a neck; then easily won 13f allowance race at Hakodate in July; held for the rest of 2021 but best effort for some time when head second at Kokura in January 2022 (13f); ran way below that level at same track in February in a big field and again on next five starts; ran well at Kokura again (13f) on first start of 2023; followed that with a third place at Hanshin (10f) in March but beaten over 1f further at Chukyo later the same month and readily held again at Hanshin in early June after a 70 day break.