There was a glimpse of the Pop Label of old at TCK tonight. Okay, third place isn't a win, but today I saw a horse that looked prepared and looked ready to run just for the hell of it - it's the first time in a very long while that I've seen anything like that from Pop, and a lot of it is probably down to Mori-kun's riding style, for he's the type of guy that can create a race scenario rather than just follow one. Anyway, it was the B2-B3 main race, so the competition was strong, and if this kind of form can be carried forward to next month, we might just get that long-awaited fourth win before I start drawing a pension...
Next up is Trovao, racing at Mizusawa on Sunday in the Derby Grand Prix. That's a big race, of course, and I'm worried that Trovao is a) going into it cold, and b) having to go in cold with a new jockey. Mashima-kun is a good lad, but Trovao is Masashige Honda's horse as far as I'm concerned. Well, let's see what happens - Carrot Club has a lot to prove, with my recent string of results from their nags being downright awful, apart from Larressingle. Today, at least, Pop Label has restored a little pride in the Sunday Thoroughbred Club line-up.
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