Regaleira, the only three-year-old in the field, will run in the G1 Queen Elizabeth Cup at Kyoto racecourse. She is expected to be well suited to the wider outer track, having skipped the G1 Shuka Sho which is run on the inner. This has been her main target for the autumn season. If successful, it will be her second top level win, adding to her maiden G1 title in the G1 Hopeful Stakes last year.

Since the start of the year, she has had a string of races in which she has been unable to start smoothly and get into the rhythm of the race. In the spring, she finished sixth in the G1 Satsuki Sho and fifth in the G1 Japanese Derby when attempting to beat the boys on both occasions. In the G2 Rose Stakes, her first race in autumn, she race at the back of the field. She rallied late in the final straight recording 3F in 33.1 but finished fifth.

Assistant Ota bit his lip, saying, "We couldn't recover from the loss in the first half of the race." Nevertheless, he commented "Her second and third strides from the gate seemed better than in the spring. She is progressing in her own way in the starting stalls."

Her condition is also improving. Ota said "She came back from the farm in good shape and was able to train hard from the first run. This week we're going to take it long and slow. Even though the track wasn't in great condition because of the rain, she finished with a lot of time and had energy until the end. I think she will be in better shape than in the last race."

The race is run over 2,200 metres on the outer turf, Ota added "The key with this horse is how well she gets into the first bend. I think the jockey will try to get a better position than he did in the last race, so we'll have a plan." Ridden by Christophe Lemaire, the same jockey who saddled Brede Weg in last year's race, she will be looking to beat the older horses and show a welcome return to the winners' enclosure.