LONG: Champions Meeting guide

Based on Japan, not on Global

Japan already ran this CM as LONG 2026 (Nakayama 2500, Firm) (2026-01-22 → 2026-01-28), trained in hot-spring scenario. This guide summarizes what was used there and what published guides recommend.

Global can differ: cards, skills, scenarios and balance patches arrive in another order, and the meta moves with them. Check every pick against what Global has before you train for it.

Any win figure on this page, in the tables or in the notes, comes from room matches set up in Japan or from single accounts: small samples, not Global results and not a win rate in the real event.

Japan data: medium confidenceGuides: medium confidence

About the CM in Japan

JP Champions Meeting of 2026-01-22 to 2026-01-28: Nakayama turf 2500 m, right-handed inner, winter, sunny, Firm, day. The sunny Firm January running. Not the snow Soft December 2023 long and not the cloudy Good December 2024 long. Late phase starts near 1670 m, after the downhill, about 290 m before the final corner, then a 300 m straight with a late uphill. Long S. Debuffs were legal. Trained in the hot-spring scenario.

Summary

Forecast and one final put Pace in the center: Cinderella Gray Oguri Cap, Chrono Genesis, swimsuit Cheval Grand. Oguri's unique wants 2nd or worse, so he wants a Runaway.
A pace target is 1900 speed, stamina 1800 plus one 3.5% recovery, power 1700, guts 1200, wit 1300.
One player's qualifiers were 54-26. His final of 9 was Front 2, Pace 6, Late 1, and Chrono won. An Open diary saw more Late Surgers. Do not call Pace a server census.

Guides: Oguri and Chrono with Runaway; Brian prefers a structure without a tractor.

Running styles

Styles the guides favor: Pace ChaserEnd Closer

Use is the share of rival Umas that ran each style in Japan: how popular it was, not how often it won.

Style	Verdict	Use in Japan	Note
Front Runner	Viable	not counted	From guides A Runaway is there to tow Oguri, not to be the ace. Sample: no league-wide count
Runaway	Strong	not counted	From guides Christmas Palmer is the example, and also the debuff. Sample: no league-wide count
Pace Chaser	Best	not counted	From guides The forecast center and the style of one final (6 of 9). An Open diary disagreed. Sample: no league-wide count
Late Surger	Viable	not counted	From guides Orfevre and Stay Gold are the back picks. One Open diary saw more of this style. Sample: no league-wide count
End Closer	Viable	not counted	From guides Orfevre again, as End Closer. Not the forecast center. Sample: no league-wide count

Expected room

Front Runners per room: no source counted them. Runaways per room: no source counted them. From guides

No source counted Front Runners in a full room of 9. The figures in the style table are one graded window or a pre-event Room Match sample, not a server census.

Umas

What Japan used and what the guides recommend, one card per outfit. A recommendation is a guide author's priority, not a chance of winning.

Oguri CapCinderella Gray outfitPace ChaserAceNot in Global yet
In Japan: Mid-race unique, so he wants a horse in front. Not Starlight Beat or Ashen Miracle. From guides
Chrono Genesis1st outfitPace ChaserCoreNot in Global yet
In Japan: Won one final. Not in the planner roster. Anecdote
Cheval Grandswimsuit outfitPace ChaserAlternativeNot in Global yet
In Japan: Third Pace name. Not in the planner roster if this id is absent. From guides
Orfevre1st outfitEnd CloserAlternativeNot in Global yet
In Japan: The back pick beside Stay Gold. From guides
Oguri Capシングレ / Cinderella GrayPace ChaserMain pick
Guides:Pace Chaser: Unique and Arima evolution
- Another horse ahead; prefer Runaway
- Validate availability and version in Global
This outfit is not in the game data yet.
umamusumelabo.com
Chrono GenesisoriginalPace ChaserMain pick
Guides:Pace Chaser: Flexible unique and acceleration
- Prepare the mid-race
- Validate availability and version in Global
This character is not in the game data yet.
umamusumelabo.com
Cheval Grand水着Pace ChaserAlternative
Guides:Pace Chaser: Kit with a tractor
- Difficult training according to the guide
- Validate availability and version in Global
This character is not in the game data yet.
umamusumelabo.com
Narita Brian餓狼Pace ChaserConditional
Guides:Pace Chaser: Strong Monster and finish
- Prefer no Runaway that stretches the field too much
- Validate availability and version in Global
This outfit is not in the game data yet.
umamusumelabo.com
OrfevreoriginalEnd CloserAlternative
Guides:End Closer: End route
- Consider evolved Stay Gold inheritance
- Validate availability and version in Global
This character is not in the game data yet.
umamusumelabo.com

Stats and aptitudes

Target	Speed	Stamina	Power	Guts	Wit
Recommended	1900	1800	1700	1200	1300
Minimum	1800	1600	1500	1000	1100

Stamina with a gold recovery skill: 1800.Without one: 2000.

Aptitudes: Long S required.

From guides Pace guide: 1900 speed, stamina 1800 plus one 3.5% recovery, 1700/1200/1300. A scenario speed cap cited on a course page is 1800, which disagrees with the 1900 target. Not a winner average.

Check your own build in the HP Calculator before training: these targets come from Japanese guides.

Skills

Inherited uniques 1

Angling and SchemingPace ChaserFront RunnerPace and Front acceleration on a course where both straight and late-corner tools work.

Green skills 6

Right-Handed ○Front RunnerRunawayPace ChaserLate SurgerEnd CloserCourse green (+40 Speed).
Nakayama Racecourse ○Front RunnerRunawayPace ChaserLate SurgerEnd CloserCourse green (+40 Stamina).
Non-Standard Distance ○Front RunnerRunawayPace ChaserLate SurgerEnd CloserCourse green (+40 Stamina).
Firm Conditions ○Front RunnerRunawayPace ChaserLate SurgerEnd CloserCourse green (+40 Power).
Winter Runner ○Front RunnerRunawayPace ChaserLate SurgerEnd CloserCourse green (+40 Speed).
Sunny Days ○Front RunnerRunawayPace ChaserLate SurgerEnd CloserCourse green (+40 Guts).

Debuffs 1

DominatorRunawayDebuffs are on. A Front Runner debuff is a live tool on the notes.

Team compositions

Cinderella Gray Oguri Cap (Pace Chaser) + Chrono Genesis (Pace Chaser) + a Runaway
From guides The forecast shape: two Pace and one Runaway, because Oguri's unique wants 2nd or worse.
2 × Pace Chaser + 1 × Runaway
From guides The forecast shape: two Pace and one Runaway, because Oguri's unique wants 2nd or worse.

Debuffers

Useful Legal. One final's third horse was a debuff Runaway.

Support decks

Decks published by guides for this CM in Japan. Some cards may not be in Global yet; the planner checks which ones you can use.

Deck shapes

2 Speed / 1 Stamina / 1 Power / 1 Wit / 1 Pal · Pace Chaser · JP · Hot spring · umamusumelabo.com

What may differ in Global

Not the two earlier Nakayama 2500 meetings.
Pace is not a server census. One Open diary saw more Late Surgers.
Cinderella Gray Oguri is not a roster portrait.

Gaps in the data

Population n: not found.

Sources and credits

This guide is our own summary, in our words, of the research below; the findings belong to their authors. Follow the links to read them in full.

January long Uma Musume Lab · guide · 2026-01-02 · Japanese
One final Sizaemon · blog · 2026-01-27 · Japanese1 player

Guides cited

umamusumelabo.com https://umamusumelabo.com/event/champions-meeting/chanmi-long-tierlist-202601