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Odds-on favourite Contrail romped to a two-length victory claiming this year’s Japan Cup and fifth G1 triumph in his career-finale performance at Tokyo on Sunday

Smart mare Celavi bounced back to her best with a much deserved first feature success in the $110,000 Group 3 Merlion Trophy (1200m) at Kranji on Saturday

The last meeting of the year at Kranji continued to be a graveyard for favourites after Amazing Breeze blew poor punters out of the water again in the $85,000 Better Than Ever 2012 Kranji Stakes B race (1600m) on Saturday

King Arthur’s win was just the knockout blow talented apprentice jockey Hakim Kamaruddin needed to put the Singapore champion jockeys’ title race to bed on Saturday

Punters looking to go out with a bang and some Christmas shopping money at the last Singapore race meeting didn’t quite get off to a merry start on Saturday.

Seoul and Busan Sunday meetings previews - the seven race broadcast from Seoul commences at 12.45pm AEST and the six race broadcast from Busan commences at 1.10pm AEST on Sky Racing2

Keeping defending champion trainer Michael Clements in his sights from his second place for most of the season, Mark Walker only started to look the part for a fourth title from September when the New Zealand horseman’s season finally started gaining traction with winners by the spades while his rival concurrently hit a speed bump.

Either Broome or Japan will have to produce an extraordinary performance if Aidan O'Brien is to win his first Japan Cup as local hero Contrail is odds-on to keep the prize at home and sign off his stellar career in style

Japan and Broome in front of Mt.Fuji this morning with thanks for a stunning view to Satoshi Hiramatsu @3to4hiramatsu)

Seoul's Saturday meeting preview - Class 1 (1800M) Allowance / KRW 110 Million - it’s not often we get to see two heavyweights slugging it out under the lights at Saturday teatime but here’s where we find old rivals Moonak Chief and Cheongdam Dokki