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Long weekend in Japan

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So there will be racing on Monday at Nakayama with the feature the Keisei Hai G3 over 2000m for the 3yos.

All 12 runners are colts, and of these the favourite is Secret Run, by Dunkirk, on 3.2.

Danon Luster is a Deep Impact colt with Mirco Demuro riding for Hori-sensei and they are on 4.1. Run For The Roses is by King Kamehameha with Oisin Murphy riding and they are on 5.0. Last Draft is a Novelist colt and the ride of Christophe Lemaire on 5.5, and the other single-figure runner is Catedral by Heart's Cry on 8.3.

Saturday's Fairy Stakes at Nakayama saw Figlia Pura win by a head from Ho O Catherine, with Grace Un 1/2 length back in third and a further 3/4 length to F T Iris, with early favourite Aqua Mirabilis a head away in 5th. In fact it was a very tight finish between the 5th and 9th placed horses.

The Nikkei Shinshun at Kyoto on Sunday saw Glory Vase defeat Look Twice with third going to Super Lumiere 7.3. Muito Obrigado was bit further back in 6th and African Gold the wrong end of the field.