The countdown to one of the biggest days on the Japanese racing calendar is almost done with the 61st Arima Kinen to be run on Christmas Day at Nakayama racecourse near Tokyo.

Tommy Berry rode four winners over the weekend in Japan but missed out in his major assignment when unplaced in the G1 Takarazuka Kinen at Hanshin in Osaka.

Having just joined grade-race company two starts ago in the Mermaid Stakes and coming off a fifth-place in the All Comers, Marialite turned in a terrific performance against the top middle-distance mares and fillies for her first G1 victory.

Canadian Silver; Stravinsky; Zabeel; More Than Ready; Deep Impact