William Barows was reunited with Ryusei Sakai for the first time since his debut race to win the G2 Tokai Stakes at Kyoto Racecourse on Sunday, a first graded stakes title for William Barows. Sent-off favourite, Omega Guiness a length behind in second whilst Victipharus came home one-and-a-half lengths behind Omega Guiness. The winning time was 1:49.2.

William Barows is a son of Mikki Isle out of Diana Barows, by Symboli Kris S. He remains a remarkably consistent performer on dirt, now with seven wins from 17 starts.