Clean Slate (JPN)

half-sister to winners Vent Nouveau (useful 7f-1m2f dirt) and New Edition (7f turf 2yo); tenth of sixteen in 1m newcomer maiden at Nakayama in September 2020; improved on that when next seen in December when a close-up fourth of sixteen in a 7f dirt maiden at Chukyo and off the mark at Nakayama next time over 1m1f in January 2021; won again on next start four months later at Tokyo (1m); not disgraced in valuable Grade 3 over same C&D in June and fair fourth in Niigata allowance race in August; runner-up in a Tokyo in October over 1m and fourth of sixteen in similar event in November; has 2021 figures of 115424; finished third on first outing of 2022 at Nakayama (9f) and not beaten far at Tokyo (1m) in February; went one better over same C&D when next seen in May; good third in better race next time (nearest finish) but beaten favourite on next start at Niigata (1m1f) in August; two good efforts after a break at Tokyo in November, finishing close-up third twice over 1m and 7f; held at same venue (1m) on first start of 2023 in January; not beaten too far when down the field at Tokyo when next seen in October but readily held on next two starts at same venue in November.