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This is a build guide for Narita Brian (Maverick) in Umamusume: Pretty Derby. Find out how to build Narita Brian, her preferred tracks, distances, and style, as well as her basic character information, here!
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| Turf: A | Dirt: G | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sprint: F | Mile: B | Med: A | Long: A | ||||||||||||||||
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| Front: G | Pace: A | Late: A | End: D | ||||||||||||||||
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| SPD: 10% | STA: 20% | POW: 0% | GUT: 0% | WIT: 0% | |||||||||||||||
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Increase velocity with beastly strength when passing another runner on the outside on the final corner or later. If the user engaged in a challenge mid-race, greatly increase velocity instead. |
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Shadow Break is a unique velocity skill that activates on the final corner or beyond when certain conditions below are met. The strength of this skill is stronger depending on whether the user has engaged on a challenge (blocked on a side for a time) in the mid-race.
This skill has generous positional window (2-7th in 9-gate race), which makes it suitable for Pace and Lates with a gamble on Ends, making a viable option for Medium and Long races where such styles are common.
| Prerequisite | If the user was blocked on a side ("challenged") in the mid-race for a time, then the skill will activate with a stronger effect. Else, it maintains its normal velocity increase. |
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| Conditions |
・Is on a final corner.
・Is in 2nd place or greater and within around 3/4 of the positions (2nd-7th in a 9-gate race/CM). ・Is on the outside (at least 1 racer is nearer to the fence). ・Have overtaken 1 racer. |
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| Potential 2: Potential 3: Potential 4: Potential 5: |
| All Career Event Skills |
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Narita Brian is a good Pace Chaser for Long races. Alternatively, you may have her run in the Medium distance and even in a Late Surger style. She'll do fine in Team Trials since she has easy-to-activate skills.
Competitively, she's a viable pick for Long and Medium Champions Meetings. She will just need the support of other rare recovery skills since she doesn't have one to start with, unlike others like Mejiro McQueen and Rice Shower.
If not trained as an Ace racer, she makes a viable Legacy parent for most Umas (except Front Runners) due to the versatility of her unique skill and her natural affinity towards other Long racers, such as Gold Ship or Symboli Rudolf.
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It is preferable to have Narita Brian run in a Pace Chaser style since she has A aptitude in that style already, in addition to having immediate access to Preferred Position. Being in Pace Chaser style will also help her in meeting the conditions of Shadow Break, which requires the 2nd or better (2-7th in CM) positions
For Long races, being in the Pace Chaser style also lets you use more useful Pace Chaser skills later, such as Gourmand, which is a good recovery skill for that distance. On top of that, her 20% Stamina already 10% Speed stat growths help in making her easier to train for Long races.
Narita Brian can also be specialized on Medium distance races beyond her career if desired, since her career can also give Medium-appropriate skills such as All I've Got, Up-Tempo, and Medium Straightaways ◯. In a team composition situation, however, you'll usually want other economic contenders like Daiwa Scarlet (Peak Blue) or stronger ones like Oguri Cap (Ashen Miracle) if you already have them.
Alternatively, Narita Brian can also be used as a Late Surger since she also has A aptitude for it. This style will also fit in with her unique skill's positional requirements. You will just need to make sure that you can give her strong Late Surger skills such as On Your Left! or inherits like Let's Pump Some Iron for competitive performance.
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Narita Brian's potential kit is good overall to raise up to Lv. 5 if you want to make the most out of In Body and Mind (rare Homestretch Haste), or at least Lv. 3 to take advantage of Lone Wolf which is typically good as a speed stat increase in career runs and as a strategic speed stat for negating other Lone Wolf users in PvP such as Champions Meeting.
Beeline Burst is also fine to take, but its conditions are a lot more volatile than the rest since it can occur on a random straight, so it has more use in Team Trials as a point increase oppotunity.
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Above are some good recovery skills to take. 2 gold recovery skills are recommended to cover the longest distances available in Long TT.
Even though Narita Brian does have a high Stamina growth rate (20%), she doesn't come with her own gold recovery skills, so you'll want to grab some consistent gold recovery that can help her survive Mediums and Longs such as Swinging Maestro, Gourmand, or Cooldown.
| Conditions for Secret Event | |
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| Occurs | |
| Condition | Win Classic Triple Crown or Win 5 G1 Races. |
| Effect | Increased rewards and increased difficulty for future career races.
Changes to rest of the goal races in career: ・All stats +5 ・Skill Points +50 ・Chairman Bond +4 ・Acquire a specific skill (+2 hint level) |
If you are able to win the Triple Crown with Narita Brian during her Classic Year, or win in 5 or more G1 Races, a Hidden Event called Public Appearance will happen during Senior Year, Early January. Choosing the top option ("You want to face off with the best, so let's attend!") will make Narita Brian's last four races harder.
While this may not seem like a good idea, doing so will improve the rewards for winning the races. Not only will you get additional Skill Points and stat increases, but you will also get skill Hints with each race you win. It is recommended to obtain this secret event when training Narita Brian as a competitive ace.
If you are not confident in your stats and skills for your current run, you can choose to avoid the harder races by picking the bottom option instead ("Maybe it's a little too soon.").
| Triple Crown Races | ||
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| Title | Date | Distance Stamina Baseline |
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Early Apr |
Medium (2000m) |
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Late May |
Medium (2400m) |
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Late Oct |
Long (3000m) |
| ⓘ Stamina management can be made easier by acquiring Recovery Skills. | ||
| Recommended Stats | ||
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Above is the recommended statline for Narita Brian's core stats in increasing her chances of winning the harder races of the Public Appearance secret event. Make sure to at least get close to this statline by Tenno Sho (Spring), since she will be up against strong racers such as Symboli Rudolf. |
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| Race | Date | Skill Hints |
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Late Apr |
Hydrate +2 Hint Levels |
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Senior Year Late Oct |
Nimble Navigator +2 Hint Levels |
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Senior Year Late Nov |
Outer Swell 2 Hint Levels |
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Senior Year Late Dec |
Straightaway Adept +2 Hint Levels |
Winning the above races will provide you with good skill hints, notably hint levels for core skills, Nimble Navigator (normal version of No Stopping Me!) and Hydrate (normal version of Gourmand).
Meeting the recommendations and winning these races are very doable, provided you already have a solid statline foundation early on, which can be seen if you win are already winning a lot of G1 races before then and are beyond B grade for Speed, Power, and Stamina.
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It is recommended to fit Narita Brian in your Long team in Team Trials, so she will need all the Speed and Power she can get with just enough Stamina. Two (2) Gold Recovery skills, such as Swinging Maestro and Gourmand, are usually recommended for surviving Long distances.
If you cannot reach the stats recommended above, you can instead aim for a similar stat distribution. You can then compensate for the missing stats using skills. Additionally, if you are only planning on clearing a career run with Narita Brian then you can aim for lower stat numbers.
To get the stats that Narita Brian needs, we recommend a 3 Speed, 2 Stamina, 1 Pal deck. This helps her get the Speed and Stamina that she needs to survive Long distance races, with Swinging Maestro and Gourmand as the main recovery skill sources from this deck.
Alternatively, you can also run a 3 Speed, 2 Power, 1 Pal deck. In this case, you can still get recovery sources from either Vodka (Breath of Fresh Air) or Rice Shower (Swinging Maestro, Cooldown from Unity Cup).
This deck is for players who are starting out and are still trying to get a feel of the game's mechanics and intricacies. This deck can help you get the needed stats to clear the career, while also providing important skills.
Take advantage of the game's borrowing feature to borrow a powerful MLB SSR, like Kitasan Black. Additionally, if you do not have an MLB copy of Riko Kashimoto (Tracen Academy), it would be better to use another SR Stamina card instead.
| Recommended Alternative Support Cards | |
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| Speed | |
| Stamina | |
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If you do not have the cards from the recommended deck, you can replace them with a similar stat card that provides skills that Narita Brian needs. These can be SSR cards, or even SR cards. Above are some of the SR cards that you can use in place of SSR Support cards.
These stats are enough to clear the URA Finale easily, as they provide enough Speed, Stamina, and Power for all of Narita Brian's career races, especially when partnered with the correct skills.
As for the deck, you can either run a 4 Speed, 2 Stamina deck, or a 3 Speed, 3 Power deck. You can also choose to replace a Speed card in the first deck or a Power card in the second deck with Tazuna Hayakawa if you want to use a Pal card.
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| 9★ Stamina 9★ Power |
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| 3★ Long *3★ Medium 3★ Turf 3★ Pace Chaser |
*Aim for Medium sparks if you intend to only train her for Medium races.
For Legacy Sparks, we recommend Stamina and Power sparks as she will need them for her Long and Medium races. For running style sparks, we recommend getting Pace Chaser as this is her preferred running style.
As for race length sparks, aim for Long sparks are usually recommended for her, but Medium sparks are fine if you are training to perform past career for that distance. Getting lucky in raising her Long or Medium aptitudes to S through inspiration will make it easier for Narita Brian to win the difficult races from her secret event.
You can use either your own Veterans, or borrow the ones from your friends. If you do not have Veterans with full sparks, you can go with whatever you have access to.
For running Narita Brian as a Long Pace Chaser, the above skills are recommended. At least 2 gold recovery skills are recommended for Long races. Straightaways ◎ and Corners ◎ appropriate to her style and distance are good all-around skills, even if they are their ◯ versions. Green passive skills are also good to add when available, just make sure to plan around tracks when adding them.
In TT, the above skills can be good for point gain in that mode since they can activate consistently. In CM, you will want specifically Triumphant Pulse and Certain Victory, No Stopping Me! or even Uma Stan.
If you cannot get the recommended skills, you can replace them with similar skills that you have access to. You will just need to make sure that Narita Brian can activate said skills in a race.
| Choice | Outcome |
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| Choice 1 |
・ 20 Speed ・ Hot Topic (Random) |
| Choice 2 |
・ 20 Guts ・ Hot Topic (Random) |
| Choice | Outcome |
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| Choice 1 | ・ 20 Speed |
| Choice 2 | ・ 20 Power |
| Choice | Outcome |
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| Choice 1 | ・ 20 Stamina |
| Choice 2 | ・ 20 Wit |
| Choice | Outcome |
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| Choice 1 |
・ 5 Speed ・ 5 Power |
| Choice 2 | ・ 10 Stamina |
| Choice | Outcome |
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| Choice 1 | ・ 10 Stamina |
| Choice 2 | ・ 10 Wit |
| Choice | Outcome |
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| Choice 1 | ・ 10 Stamina |
| Choice 2 | ・ 10 Guts |
| Choice | Outcome |
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| Choice 1 | ・ 10 Speed |
| Choice 2 | ・ 10 Stamina |
| Choice 3 | ・ 10 Guts |
| Choice | Outcome |
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| Choice 1 |
・ 5 Stamina ・ 5 Guts |
| Choice 2 |
・ 5 Power ・ 5 Wit |
| Choice | Outcome |
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| Choice 1 | ・ 15 Speed |
| Choice 2 | ・ Passing Pro +1 Skill Hint |
| Choice | Outcome |
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| Choice 1 | ・ 10 Power |
| Choice 2 |
・ -10 Energy ・ 20 Power |
| Choice | Outcome |
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| Choice 1 |
・ 10 Energy ・ 5 Skill Pts |
| Choice 2 (Success) |
・ 30 Energy ・ 10 Skill Pts |
| Choice | Outcome |
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| Choice 1 | ・ 10 Stamina |
| Choice 2 | ・ 10 Wit |
| Choice | Outcome |
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| Choice 1 |
・ 5 Energy ・ 10 Wit |
| Choice 2 (Success) |
・ -10 Energy ・ 1 Mood ・ 25 Speed |
| Choice 2 (Fail) |
・ -10 Energy ・ 10 Speed |
| Choice 3 (Success) |
・ -10 Energy ・ 1 Mood ・ 25 Stamina |
| Choice 3 (Fail) |
・ -10 Energy ・ 10 Stamina |
| Choice 4 (Success) |
・ -10 Energy ・ 1 Mood ・ 25 Power |
| Choice 4 (Fail) |
・ -10 Energy ・ 10 Power |
| Choice | Outcome |
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| Choice 1 | ・ 10 Power |
| Choice 2 |
・ 5 Stamina ・ 5 Guts |
| Choice | Outcome |
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| Choice 1 | ・ 10 Power |
| Choice 2 | ・ 10 Guts |
| Choice | Outcome |
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| Choice 1 | ・ 10 Power |
| Choice 2 | ・ 20 Energy |
| Choice 3 | ・ 20 Skill Pts |
| Choice | Outcome |
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| Choice 1 | ・ 30 Energy |
| Choice 2 | ・ 5 All Stats |
| Choice 3 | ・ 35 Skill Pts |
| Choice | Outcome |
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| Choice 1 |
・ 10 Energy ・ -2 Mood ・ Last trained stat and two other random stat -10 ・ Practice Poor (random) |
| Choice 2 (Success) | ・ Practice Perfect ◯ |
| Choice 2 (Fail) |
・ -3 Mood ・ 3 Random stat -10 ・ Practice Poor |
| Choice | Outcome |
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| Choice 1 |
・ -5 Energy ・ Last trained stat +5 ・ 5 Friendship with Director |
| Choice 2 | ・ 5 Energy |
| Choice | Outcome |
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| Choice 1 |
・ -1 Mood ・ Last trained stat -5 ・ Practice Poor (random) |
| Choice 2 (Success) | ・ Practice Perfect ◯ |
| Choice 2 (Fail) |
・ -1 Mood ・ Last trained stat -10 ・ Practice Poor (random) |
| Choice | Outcome |
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| Choice 1 |
・ -25 Energy ・ 25 Skill Pts ・ Random Stat +4 |
| Choice 2 (Success) |
・ -15 Energy ・ 25 Skill Pts ・ Random Stat +4 |
| Choice 2 (Fail) |
・ -35 Energy ・ 25 Skill Pts ・ Random Stat +4 |
| Choice | Outcome |
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| Choice 1 |
・ -25 Energy ・ 20 Skill Pts ・ Random Stat +3 |
| Choice 2 (Success) |
・ -15 Energy ・ 20 Skill Pts ・ Random Stat +3 |
| Choice 2 (Fail) |
・ -35 Energy ・ 20 Skill Pts ・ Random Stat +3 |
| Choice | Outcome |
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| Choice 1 |
・ -25 Energy ・ 20 Skill Pts ・ Random Stat +3 |
| Choice 2 (Success) |
・ -15 Energy ・ 20 Skill Pts ・ Random Stat +3 |
| Choice 2 (Fail) |
・ -35 Energy ・ 20 Skill Pts ・ Random Stat +3 |
| Choice | Outcome |
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| Choice 1 |
・ -25 Energy ・ 10 Skill Pts |
| Choice 2 (Success) |
・ -15 Energy ・ 10 Skill Pts |
| Choice 2 (Fail) |
・ -35 Energy ・ 10 Skill Pts |
| Choice | Outcome |
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| Choice 1 |
・ -20 Energy ・ 45 Skill Pts ・ Random Stat +8 |
| Choice 2 (Success) |
・ -10 Energy ・ 45 Skill Pts ・ Random Stat +8 |
| Choice 2 (Fail) |
・ -30 Energy ・ 45 Skill Pts ・ Random Stat +8 |
| Choice | Outcome |
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| Choice 1 |
・ -20 Energy ・ 35 Skill Pts ・ Random Stat +5 |
| Choice 2 (Success) |
・ -10 Energy ・ 35 Skill Pts ・ Random Stat +5 |
| Choice 2 (Fail) |
・ -30 Energy ・ 35 Skill Pts ・ Random Stat +5 |
| Choice | Outcome |
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| Choice 1 |
・ -20 Energy ・ 35 Skill Pts ・ Random Stat +5 |
| Choice 2 (Success) |
・ -10 Energy ・ 35 Skill Pts ・ Random Stat +5 |
| Choice 2 (Fail) |
・ -30 Energy ・ 35 Skill Pts ・ Random Stat +5 |
| Choice | Outcome |
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| Choice 1 |
・ -20 Energy ・ 30 Skill Pts ・ Random Stat +3 |
| Choice 2 (Success) |
・ -10 Energy ・ 30 Skill Pts ・ Random Stat +3 |
| Choice 2 (Fail) |
・ -30 Energy ・ 30 Skill Pts ・ Random Stat +3 |
| Choice | Outcome |
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| Choice 1 |
・ -15 Energy ・ 45 Skill Pts ・ Random Stat +10 |
| Choice 2 (Success) |
・ -5 Energy ・ 45 Skill Pts ・ Random Stat +10 |
| Choice 2 (Fail) |
・ -20 Energy ・ 45 Skill Pts ・ Random Stat +10 |
| Choice | Outcome |
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| Choice 1 |
・ -15 Energy ・ 35 Skill Pts ・ Random Stat +8 |
| Choice 2 (Success) |
・ -5 Energy ・ 35 Skill Pts ・ Random Stat +8 |
| Choice 2 (Fail) |
・ -20 Energy ・ 35 Skill Pts ・ Random Stat +8 |
| Choice | Outcome |
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| Choice 1 |
・ -15 Energy ・ 35 Skill Pts ・ Random Stat +8 |
| Choice 2 (Success) |
・ -5 Energy ・ 35 Skill Pts ・ Random Stat +8 |
| Choice 2 (Fail) |
・ -20 Energy ・ 35 Skill Pts ・ Random Stat +8 |
| Choice | Outcome |
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| Choice 1 |
・ -15 Energy ・ 30 Skill Pts ・ Random Stat +5 |
| Choice 2 (Success) |
・ -5 Energy ・ 30 Skill Pts ・ Random Stat +5 |
| Choice 2 (Fail) |
・ -20 Energy ・ 30 Skill Pts ・ Random Stat +5 |
| Condition | Beat Biwa Hayahide in the Takarazuka Kinen race. |
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| Event Time | Classic Year Late June |
| Event Rewards | ・ Standard Race Rewards |
| Race(s) to Win | |
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Takarazuka Kinen
| 2200m (Medium)
Late June, Classic/Senior Year |
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| Condition | Win Five or more G1 Races or Achieve the Triple Crown, then choose Option 1 in the dialogue selection. |
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| Event Time | Senior Year Early January |
| Event Rewards |
・ All Stats +5 ・ Skill Pts +50 ・ Acquire different Skills for winning the last four Goal Races |
| Goal | Race/Goal |
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| Run in Junior Make Debut | Junior Make Debut |
| Place top 5 in Asahi Hai F.S, |
Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes
(Mile - 1600m) Junior Year Early Dec |
| Place top 5 in Satsuki Sho |
Satsuki Sho
(Medium - 2000m) Classic Year Early Apr |
| Place top 5 in Japenese Derby |
Japanese Derby (Tokyo Yushun)
(Medium - 2400m) Classic Year Late May |
| Place top 3 in Kikuka Sho |
Kikuka Sho
(Long - 3000m) Classic Year Late Oct |
| Place top 3 in Arima Kinen |
Arima Kinen
(Long - 2500m) Classic Year Late Dec |
| Place 1st in Hanshin Daishoten |
Hanshin Daishoten
(Long - 3000m) Senior Year Late Mar |
| Place top 3 in Tenno Sho (Spring) |
Tenno Sho (Spring)
(Long - 3200m) Senior Year Late Apr |
| Place 1st in Tenno Sho (Autumn) |
Tenno Sho (Autumn)
(Medium - 2000m) Senior Year Late Oct |
| Place 1st in Japan C. |
Japan Cup
(Medium - 2400m) Senior Year Late Nov |
| Place 1st in Arima Kinen |
Arima Kinen
(Long - 2500m) Senior Year Late Dec |
Narita Brian"I'll keep running until my thirst is quenched. Get out of my way, or get torn apart." | Voice Actress | Rika Kinugawa |
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| Height | 160cm | |
| Weight | No effect on racing | |
| Birthday | May 3 | |
| Three Sizes | B 91 | W 58 | H 85 | |
| A lone wolf of few words and ample strength, Narita Brian is feared throughout the academy due to both her personality and her performance on the turf. She herself has little interest in anything besides running, which she does only to quench her own endless thirst. Off the racecourse, she is Biwa Hayahide's little sister and, for some reason, a student council vice president. | ||
| Uniform | Racewear |
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Maverick |

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