In looking at form for the Yasuda Kinen, a couple of things to keep in mind....
The favorite almost never wins (Vodka did but...) and, according to the JRA, horsies with odds of around 10/1 to 14/1 seem to do pretty damned well.
Six 6 year olds have won in the past 10 years and horses who have run at Tokyo have an advantage (in terms of finishing in the top two).
Glorious Days is 6 (funny cause on some sites it says he's 5. For all intents and purposes, since the JRA thinks he is 6, let's leave it at that!
) (oh and yes I know about the southern / northern hemisphere thing as far as age, I'm not that stupid. Just kinda funny how in HK and NZ he is one age and in Japan... why don't I shut up now) , was there last year (he didn't do well), should be around 5th, 6th or so in the betting, has Doug Whyte (HK champion jockey for like 12 or 13 years) and hasn't been worse than 4th this season.
Just sayin...
HK Raiders trackwork (Helene Spirit is a gentle and quiet gelding? What a great line).
Tokyo trackwork - Monday
27 May 2013 | Japan Racing Association
Training report of the international entries in 63rd Running of the Yasuda Kinen (G1) (1600m) at Tokyo on Sunday.
The international horses entered in the 63rd Yasuda Kinen were transported to the Tokyo Racecourse, leaving the Horse Racing School quarantine facilities in Shiroi at 11:05 and arriving at the international stables at 12:55. Comments taken from the connections upon arrival are as follows:
GLORIOUS DAYS (AUS, G6, brown)
"The trip here, which took about two hours, went smoothly and he looks fine. We did some speed work this morning back at Shiroi, so he'll only work lightly tomorrow. His trainer, John Size will be coming here this afternoon, so his training, including his speed work, will be up to his decisions. Douglas Whyte, the jockey, will fly in at the end of the week, so he will not be riding him until the race."
(comments taken by King Yiu Yan)
HELENE SPIRIT (IRE, G6, chestnut)
"The travel from Shiroi was no problem for this horse—he's a gentle and quiet gelding, and he's in good form. The trainer, Caspar Fownes will be here on Thursday and may have the horse do some speed work the next day with the jockey, Gerald Mosse who will fly in the same day. So till then, the horse will only do slow steady canters including tomorrow."