CLASSIC: Champions Meeting guide

Based on Japan, not on Global

Japan already ran this CM as CLASSIC 2026 (Longchamp 2400, Heavy) (2026-09-29 → 2026-10-04), trained in restaurant 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: low confidenceGuides: medium confidence

About the CM in Japan

JP Champions Meeting starting 2026-09-29: Longchamp turf 2400 m, right-handed, autumn, sunny, Heavy, day. Not the October 2023 Longchamp, which was rain and Soft. There is no second 2026 Longchamp at 2000 m. Debuffs are off, except a unique or an evolution that itself contains a debuff. Late phase starts at 1600 m, about 17 m before a false straight (1617-1867) where a final-straight acceleration does not count. True straight 1867-2400, 533 m. Uphill about 400-1000. Downhill about 1017-1617. Position keep ends at 1000 m. The opening is a straight. Course correction is stamina and power. As of 2026-10-09 the write-ups that were opened are still pre-event forecasts. Trained in the restaurant scenario.

Summary

Forecast only. Five-star picks: Almond Eye as Pace Chaser and Still in Love as Late Surger. Also named: Orfevre, Buena Vista, Epiphaneia, Admire Groove, Victoire Pisa.
Room matches already looked like an Almond Eye pace lobby, the same shape as the June Derby with a bit more room for other styles.
A horse can finish near stamina 1200. The practical target on one page is 1700 plus an early white recovery. Another page's advanced line is 2100/1800 plus one gold/1600/1200/1750. Heavy makes stamina conservation common.
A graded qualifying note dated 2026-10-02, not a final and not a census. Pace Chaser was the overwhelming share, described as the 70s on both days. Distance S was already about 65% in round 1, and two or three distance S about 25%. That player's own qualifying was 36 wins from 40 races, then 34 from 40. No per-horse win count. The page names the going as Heavy.

Guides: Tractor + two Pace or three Pace; the Epiphaneia and Chrono finals are cases.

Running styles

Styles the guides favor: Pace ChaserLate SurgerEnd 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 lead plus Almond Eye is one suggested shape. Not the forecast center. Sample: no league-wide count
Runaway	Viable	not counted	From guides The lead in that same suggestion. Sample: no league-wide count
Pace Chaser	Best	not counted	From guides Almond Eye, from the five-star list and from the room matches that already looked like a pace lobby. This is a forecast, not a result. Sample: no league-wide count
Late Surger	Strong	not counted	From guides Still in Love is the other five-star pick. The course can favor the back, and the rooms had not done that yet. Sample: no league-wide count
End Closer	Viable	not counted	From guides Orfevre, Buena Vista and Epiphaneia are the chase names. No result yet. 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.

Almond Eye1st outfitPace ChaserAceNot in Global yet
In Japan: Five-star Pace pick on 10 Sep 2026, before the races. Not in the planner roster. Inference
Still in Love1st outfitLate SurgerCoreNot in Global yet
In Japan: Five-star Late pick on the same page. Inference
Orfevre1st outfitEnd CloserAlternativeNot in Global yet
In Japan: Named under the five-star pair. No result. Inference
Buena Vista1st outfitEnd CloserAlternativeNot in Global yet
In Japan: Considered for the top and left where she was. No result. Inference
Epiphaneia1st outfitPace ChaserAlternativeNot in Global yet
In Japan: Named as the chase partner for Almond Eye. No result. Inference
Almond EyeoriginalPace ChaserMain pick
Guides:Pace Chaser: Unique after position keep
- Runaway tractor or three aces
- Validate availability and version in Global
This character is not in the game data yet.
umamusumelabo.com
EpiphaneiaoriginalPace ChaserMain pick
Guides:Pace Chaser: Mid-race and final duel
- Three Pace documented in a final
- Validate availability and version in Global
This character is not in the game data yet.
umamusumelabo.com
El Condor PasaEl☆Número 1Pace ChaserConditional
Guides:Pace Chaser: Updated acceleration and unique
- Awakening 7 not validated in Global
- Validate availability and version in Global
umamusumelabo.com
Buena VistaoriginalEnd CloserMain pick
Guides:End Closer: 2400 kit and own acceleration
- Corresponding evolution version
- Validate availability and version in Global
This character is not in the game data yet.
umamusumelabo.com
Still in LoveoriginalLate SurgerAlternative
Guides:Late Surger: Unique accelerates and useful evolution
- Heavy and the exact skill version
- Validate availability and version in Global
This character is not in the game data yet.
umamusumelabo.com
OrfevreoriginalEnd CloserAlternative
Guides:End Closer: Own acceleration and mid-race
- Don't use the 2023 Longchamp recipe
- 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	2000	1700	1500	1200	1600
Minimum	2000	1200	1300	1000	1400

Stamina with a gold recovery skill: 1600.Without one: 1700.

Aptitudes: Medium S. Heavy. Right-handed, autumn, standard distance, bad track. Rainy Days is the 2023 race, not this one.

From guides One page: 2000/1700/1500/1200/1600, and a horse can finish near stamina 1200. Practical target there is 1700 plus an early white recovery. Another page: beginners 2000/1600 plus one gold/1300/1000/1400, advanced 2100/1800 plus one gold/1600/1200/1750. They do not match. Forecast only.

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

Skills

Inherited uniques 1

Red Shift/LP1211-MPace ChaserLate SurgerFires on the final corner and expires before the late phase. Do not build the accel around it.

Gold skills 1

Uma StanPace ChaserLate SurgerEnd CloserClears position keep. The opening is a straight, and position keep ends at 1000 m.

Green skills 5

Right-Handed ○Front RunnerRunawayPace ChaserLate SurgerEnd CloserCourse green (+40 Speed).
Standard Distance ○Front RunnerRunawayPace ChaserLate SurgerEnd CloserCourse green (+40 Stamina).
Wet Conditions ○Front RunnerRunawayPace ChaserLate SurgerEnd CloserCourse green (+40 Power).
Fall Runner ○Front RunnerRunawayPace ChaserLate SurgerEnd CloserCourse green (+40 Speed).
Sunny Days ○Front RunnerRunawayPace ChaserLate SurgerEnd CloserCourse green (+40 Guts).

Team compositions

Almond Eye (Pace Chaser) + Still in Love (Late Surger) + Epiphaneia (Pace Chaser)
From guides A forecast composition. Room matches had already collapsed toward Almond Eye as Pace. No result was published as of 2026-10-09.
2 × Pace Chaser + 1 × Late Surger
From guides A forecast composition. Room matches had already collapsed toward Almond Eye as Pace. No result was published as of 2026-10-09.

Debuffers

Weak Generic, white and inherited debuffs do not fire. A unique or an evolution that itself contains a debuff still can. One suggested shape is one ace plus two buffers because the meeting was announced late.

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

3 Speed / 1 Stamina / 1 Wit / 1 Pal · Pace Chaser · JP · Restaurant · umamusumelabo.com

What may differ in Global

Forecast only, as of 2026-10-09. Do not treat this card as a result.
Not the 2023 rain Soft Longchamp.
A ground of Good on one course tool is wrong. The going is Heavy.
Red Shift expires before the late phase.

Gaps in the data

No post-event result was found on 2026-10-09.
The same slug 26CLASSIC3 was also opened for the Tokyo 1800 page. The Longchamp facts here are the Heavy, 2400 m, 29 Sep block, not the mile.
A course-tool listing of Good for this week is rejected. The going is Heavy.

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.

September 2026 classic Sppenpen · guide · 2026-09-10 · Japanese
Calendar Kamigame · guide · 2026-09-29 · Japanese
Course tool U-tools · guide · 2026-09 · Japanese
Graded qualifying, 2026-10-02 Merci Splatoon · blog · 2026-10-02 · Japanese1 player, 80 races, plus a lobby description

Guides cited

umamusumelabo.com https://umamusumelabo.com/event/champions-meeting/gaisenmon-tierlist-202609
umamusumelabo.com https://umamusumelabo.com/ikusei/gaisenmon-senkouikusei-202609