GOOD NEWS ALL-ROUND
Firstly, the leg problem that delayed Fairy Robe's debut seems to be nothing serious, and may simply have been new shoes not matching perfectly. With luck she'll be able to race at the end of January, when there's another week of racing scheduled for the Kawasaki track.

In spite of yesterday's concerns, Lourdes No Hitomi suddenly came good with the gate training, and passed her gate test first time. Meanwhile, Quadrille has gone back to the Miho Training Centre, and with the gate test already out of the way, all she needs now is a final health check and she'll be ready to race. Everything is moving in the right direction at least...