Nose Job

A super run from Beat The Boarder at TCK last night, just being pipped at the post by a nose having led all the way. It was a gutsy performance - without doubt, her best so far - and Shun-kun reckons she'd have won if he'd have given her another crack of the whip at the post. Well, you have to respect a jockey for being so honest, and I'm chuffed with both of them at the end of the day.

She's obviously strong in the summer, looking up for it in the paddock (she usually looks like she wants to go home as soon as possible in colder weather), and the trainer has decided to run her again at the next Tokyo meeting if she recovers well from yesterday.