Contrail, a son of the late Triple Crown champion Deep Impact, is not only primed and expected to vaporize the competition but he stands to become only the third colt to capture Japan’s classic treble while unbeaten, this Sunday (25 October) at Kyoto.

Five pounds claiming rider Eric Cheung is off to a great start in his first season as a fully fledged rider with a double on Saturday’s mixed turf and sand card, to take him to second spot in the early jockeys’ standings for the new season.

Daring Tact wins this year’s Shuka Sho at Kyoto.

Macau’s sand superstar Golden Conqueror made it eight wins from nine starts on the sand surface with a dazzling display of speed in winning Saturday’s Class 1 over 1050 metres.