War Chronicle and Sho Kakihara teamed up to win at Nagoya, having started as second favourite. It was a hard race, though, as the start was awful, and the horse seemed to hate the sand being kicked up in front of it. Only coming off the final corner did the pair look as if they were in the same race as the leaders, although it took until the final furlong to see a classy horse stretch its legs and go for it. And that last bit was impressive, showing War Chronicle to be in a different league if the trainer can get her to concentrate for long enough. Well, it has been a long time since she's raced, so let's hope for a more convincing run next time out. For now, I'm just happy to clock up win number 37...
PS. After a good start, Beat The Boarder ran her worst race ever at Tokyo. Bit fed up with excuses with this one, and today no-one can blame the gate or conditions. It should be said, however, I'm not sure what on Earth the victor at TCK was doing in the same race, having won ten times before - it should be in a far higher Class. Notwithstanding, there was a lot of other ponies between Beat-chan and the winner. Later in the day, Blacklister came home in fourth in the UK - rather than a failing in the horse, the race just didn't go as planned.
