Ireland 6yo

Lugal (JPN)

T: Haruki Sugiyama · J: Katsuma Sameshima · O: Yoshimasa Ema

By Duramente (JPN) out of Atab (IRE)

Form 10-75021-328

33/1 Current odds

4/17 W/R

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Resting

17 runs
4 wins
placed
24% strike
94 d off

Recent form

Form figures 10-75021-328 94 days off

8 2 3 1 2 0

At Ascot 0/1 0 wins · 0 placed

On Good to Firm 3/12 3 wins · 8 placed

Over 6f 2/13 2 wins · 7 placed

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 17 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 57
Win %: 24%
Placed %: 59%
Trend: Steady

Course Record

8 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Kyoto (JPN) — well clear of the 59% career baseline.

Kyoto (JPN) SPEC 83% 2-3-6
Nakayama (JPN) 67% 1-1-3
Chukyo (JPN) 0% 0-0-2
Sha Tin (HK) 0% 0-0-2
Hanshin (JPN) 100% 1-0-1
Meydan (UAE) 100% 0-1-1
Niigata (JPN) 100% 0-1-1
Ascot 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

6 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

Atsuya Nishimura 57% 2-2-7
Katsuma Sameshima NOW 75% 1-2-4
Taiga Tsunoda 100% 1-1-2
Yuga Kawada 0% 0-0-2
Taisei Danno 100% 0-1-1
Yutaka Take 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Haruki Sugiyama NOW 59% 4-6-17

Going Record

17 classifiable runs

Firmspecialist Fires on firmer ground — 67% in-the-money on a fast surface vs 0% on softer ground.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 67% 3-5-12
Good 33% 0-1-3
Good to Soft 0% 0-0-1
Soft 100% 1-0-1
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

17 classifiable runs

Specialist Pure seven horse — 75% in-the-money at 6½ – 7f.

Sprint ≤ 6f 54% 2-5-13
Seven 6½ – 7f 75% 2-1-4
Mile 7f – 1m1f — 0 runs
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f — 0 runs

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

20 Jun 2026 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes (Group 1) Ascot Class 1 8th/18 0.3 Good To Firm 6f Katsuma Sameshima OR 114 40/1

28 Mar 2026 Al Quoz Sprint Sponsored By Azizi Developments (Turf) Meydan (UAE) 2nd/11 0.3 Good 6f Katsuma Sameshima OR 114 8/1

28 Feb 2026 Ocean Stakes (Turf) Nakayama (JPN) 3rd/16 0.3 Good To Firm 6f Katsuma Sameshima 19/10F

27 Dec 2025 Hanshin Cup (3yo+) (Turf) Hanshin (JPN) 1st/16 +0 Good To Firm 7f Katsuma Sameshima 61/10

30 Nov 2025 Keihan Hai (3yo+) (Turf) Kyoto (JPN) 2nd/18 1 Good To Firm 6f Atsuya Nishimura 33/10F

28 Sep 2025 Sprinters Stakes (3yo+) (Turf) Nakayama (JPN) 12th/16 .5 Good To Firm 6f Yuga Kawada 36/5

27 Apr 2025 Chairman's Sprint Prize (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf) Sha Tin (HK) 5th/13 1.5 Good 6f Yuga Kawada 115/1

30 Mar 2025 Takamatsunomiya Kinen (4yo+) (Turf) Chukyo (JPN) 7th/18 .75 Good To Firm 6f Atsuya Nishimura 47/10

8 Dec 2024 Longines Hong Kong Sprint (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf) Sha Tin (HK) 11th/14 2.75 Good 6f Atsuya Nishimura 31/1

29 Sep 2024 Sprinters Stakes (3yo+) (Turf) Nakayama (JPN) 1st/16 +0 Good To Firm 6f Atsuya Nishimura 28/1

Connections

Trainer: Haruki Sugiyama 24%
Jockey: Katsuma Sameshima 33%
Owner: Yoshimasa Ema
Sire: Duramente (JPN)
Dam: Atab (IRE)
Dam sire: New Approach
Country: Ireland
Age: 6yo

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