To rub salt into yesterday's wounds with the Yahagi incident, Chocolat Sucre came in at the back of the field with Mori-kun. It seems like she hated the heavy, wet sand being kicked up in her face, which is understandable, as I wouldn't like it either! Mori-kun then just cruised her in to save her strength. Phosphorus was far from brilliant as well, making me wonder if he'll ever recover his pre-operation form?
Anyway, a few more JRA reports have filtered through tonight, including an interesting one from Ogata-sensei. He's been going over the race video, and worked out the problem to allow Belle to be more competitive in the next outing, which could be soon. A suitable race for Larressingle is being sought, too, meaning another race with a decent horse coming up.
Rush Attack has gone on holiday, but should be back soon - I hope! The only other thing worth mentioning is the progress in the Irish Harp campaign, with a 1200m dirt race booked for Sunday. Having thought about the entry a bit, this could be the first fun run we've had with this nag since the new trainer took over. I sincerely wish him luck, now that lessons learned are being applied. Before Irish Harp, I've got my fingers crossed for the Aussie and UK runners tomorrow, and the Funabashi pair (both coming from Kawashima Jr's stable) on Friday.
PS. Massabielle should be out again soon, and Tenshinramman is booked for the 19th. The latter is the usual conundrum - an excellent training time, but ultimately there has to be a question mark hanging over her performance on the big day.
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