An international contender for this weekend's G1 Japan Cup, Iresine arrived at the quarantine facility at Tokyo Racecourse on the 17th and conducted a short work on the 18th. Assistant trainer Alexis LaRue commented, "He stayed calm all the way from France to Japan. He was curious about his new surroundings but got used to the new environment quickly and was able to work just like in France. He is eating up well."