Ricky Yiu is optimistic Voyage Bubble can upstage Hong Kong champion Romantic Warrior when the decorated pair clash in the G1 Yasuda Kinen (1600m) at Tokyo Racecourse on Sunday (2 June).
Sixteen colts have been declared for the Derby Stakes on Saturday (1 June) and it appears a deeply competitive version of this historic Classic run over the testing 2405m gradients and cambers of Epsom racecourse at Group 1 level.
Danny Shum and Ricky Yiu both reacted positively following the barrier draw for the G1 Yasuda Kinen (1600m) at Tokyo Racecourse on Sunday (2 June), when Romantic Warrior will jump from gate seven, while Voyage Bubble will start from stall 15.
Soul Rush, Serifos and Namur loom as Japan’s best hopes of resisting Hong Kong’s challenge with the 74th running of the G1 Yasuda Kinen (1600m) at Tokyo Racecourse on Sunday (2 June).
Danny Shum has identified Voyage Bubble and Japanese pair Soul Rush and Namur as the biggest obstacles to Romantic Warrior’s quest for an eighth Group 1 triumph as the Hong Kong champion prepares for the G1 Yasuda Kinen (1600m) at Tokyo Racecourse on Sunday (2 June).