Giovanni
Cantered for one lap on the all-weather track.
Trainer Haruki Sugiyama said: “To be honest, I was hoping for an inside draw, but with a small field, it’s not a big concern. It’s his first trip overseas, so we’ll do everything we can to have him in the best possible shape on raceday.”
Royal Champion
The eight-year-old took to the dirt track for the second day in a row, but this time he was given a faster piece of work, clocking 1m 22.6s (32.2, 27.5, 22.9) over 1200m. He pulled hard under his rider and proved difficult to ease down.
Stable representative Jack Lander said: “He had a canter around and a breeze up the straight. We won’t do much with him tomorrow. We’ll just try and freshen him up.”