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Pretty Rough

(TUE) December 10th, 2024

8:49 p.m. The surface of the outside turf course of Kyoto seems pretty rough, especially where it's closer to the inner fence. Clumps of grass have been dug and kicked up by horses' hooves, showing the ground here and there. It's all thanks to the Hanshin renewal.

Added to the rough course, there's been some percipitation around the time of Hanshin JF. I also learned later, that rain fell temporarily on Friday and Saturday afternoons. Together with the moring watering of the turf, that must have made the turf time consuming, demanding stamina more than instantaneous speed, which explains why tough European types as well as horses shortening the distance have performed well in Hanshin Juvenile Fillies.

I've just checked the weekly forecast for Kyoto Race Course, and it says cloudy for Friday, cloudy followed by rain in the afternoon for Saturday, and cloudy with partly sunny skies for Sunday. As I said, I don't think the turf condition would improve. The candidates for Asahi-hai Futurity Stakes I believe, can be narrowed down with the information I already have concerning the turf condition.

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Caterpillar

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