Harp & A Waltz

We already knew about Irish Harp's race scheduled for the 28th at Hanshin (the 2R, with Yuichi Fukunaga in the saddle), but now Mephisto Waltz is being readied for action on the next day. If all goes well, he will run in the opener at Hanshin on the 29th with Yuji Hishida at the reins. Interestingly, the trainer has opted for 1800m on dirt this time around, while MW's first race was 1600m on turf. That debut was a disaster from a final placing point of view, but the trainer was well aware of the score. Since then, the horse's level of concentration is far better, and we should see a real racer in ten days time...