A few more updates, as the weekend's racing won't get confirmed until tomorrow. Irish Harp and Tenshinramman are supposed to be running, along with Divine Daughter, although the latter's race has 16 gate slots and 47 applicants! Well, all you can do is wait, but it does prove my point about there not being enough JRA meetings. It's a shame, because apparently she's working out really well, and looks impressive overhauling other horses at a gallop. Daichi Shibata has been booked as the jockey, just in case her name gets pulled out the hat...
Meanwhile, Miracle Rouge has had her post-race check-up and has no signs of fatigue. Her weight is still up around that recorded before her last race (only 2kg lower), so this seems to be her new regular fighting weight. She doesn't seem to like long-distance travel, so Nagoya is questionable, although Nakayama is a clockwise track, and the trainer would prefer an anti-clockwise one (like Nagoya or Tokyo). It could have been the steep finish at Nagoya she didn't like rather than the journey there, of course. But at least there's some proper thought going into the next entry, and that's good to see - a few of the other JRA trainers should take note! With luck, we'll know a bit more tomorrow.
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