Gastrique (Jpn)

A last-to-first 1 1/2-length victor of his 1800-metre newcomers' race over this strip on Oct. 23, Gastrique (Jpn) (Just A Way {Jpn}) stayed unbeaten with a neck score in the G2 Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai S. on Saturday. Sent off at 11-1 in this return, the Koji Maeda colourbearer was not quickly into stride and raced near the tail of the field behind splits of :24 flat and :46.70. Saving all the ground on the rail, he improved incrementally until the quarter-mile pole, and came under a drive from Kosei...