7+7 = Nakayama

What can I say? Belle Plage was desperately unlucky to come seventh, having her home run destroyed by a horse falling in front of her. She was definitely on for a top three finish, and I can only hope that she runs at Tokyo within the next couple of weeks. The distance is certainly right for her, and the jockey seems to suit her as well...

As for Tenshinramman (pictured), it was a strange race. She was fenced in for most of the run, but Francis Berry found a tiny gap that the JRA jockeys would have ignored to force his way through at the end. Looking at the last three furlong times, the distance was good, and she could even go further without any hassle I reckon - there
was even a flicker of the 'Tenny' of old. I was told she's a "good filly" by someone I can trust after the race. Rather than thoughts of R&R, if the scar she picked up turns out to be nothing, she should be run at Tokyo -
a track she likes - at 1800 or 2000m, and with the same jockey now he knows her. He has one month of his JRA licence left, so there's no time to mess around.