Graffard's yen for breaking £6m target

CALANDAGAN is thriving ahead of his quest to become the first European horse for two decades to land the Japan Cup tomorrow.

- BY MELISSA JONES

The Group One hat-trick hero will break from stall eight under Mickael Barzalona, as the pair take on local favourite Masquerade Ball, recent winner of the Grade 1 Tenno Sho, and their 2025 Dubai Sheema Classic conqueror Danon Decile.