Honor A. P. moves to top of the pack in US

A BRIEF update on racing further afield. The darling of Japan, Almond Eye, suffered a rare defeat in the Yasuda Kinen at Tokyo on Sunday, when she was a never-nearer second to 119-rated Gran Alegria. Almond Eye has won at this mile, but her very best form (a figure of 121) has been at 10 furlongs or an easy mile and a half.