Raining Dollars was fifth, so no cigar (or pennies) Down Under, but at only 0.6 lengths down on the winner, we can take comfort in that it was a good strong run at least. The ground wasn't ideal for The Jazz Singer, having rained hard in the Fairyhouse area for a couple of days, so a fifth against some top horses was no disgrace.
Early betting on War Chronicle simply raised my question of why the donkey was being kept again. But after a dreadful start, the jockey kept his nerve and found a nice little gap down the inside for an unbelievable second place - if the finishing post had come ten yards sooner, it would have been a stunning win! Well, another pleasant shock, but now we need to keep up momentum and make up for all those lost months. If it was up to me, I'd keep the young jockey for War Chronicle, as he seems to understand the horse a lot better than her previous pairings.
Next up, Larressingle at Sonoda, followed by Trovao at Urawa...
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