A certain unscrupulous young doctor's desire to treat someone had become impossible to sate!
He was going to cure Agnes Tachyon's injury, and even tendonitis couldn't stop him. He said so!
But before he ran off to Japan to treat that big-time investor, there was still a Winner's Stage he had to humor everyone with...
At the thought, Platinum turned and glanced at the device nearby that recorded the finish times.
It showed...
First Place · Platinum (Japan)
And her lead over Astronomer, who had crossed the finish line not long before, was... a full eleven lengths!
The instant Platinum saw that gap, she understood.
(Looks like I'll be performing onstage alone again...)
The display also showed Astronomer finishing several lengths ahead of the third-place Uma Musume.
If Platinum hadn't entered the British Epsom Derby, it really would have been an easy, overwhelming victory for Astronomer!
And if Astronomer hadn't entered, Platinum could have won by nearly twenty lengths!
There was no doubt about it: Astronomer was a powerhouse who deserved all that popularity, and the first formidable opponent Platinum had faced since her debut to wield a domain.
Even in Japan, most older Uma Musume who could win a GI Peak Race didn't possess a domain. Usually, only the strongest one or two in a generation—the very top contenders—could wield one.
By comparison, Astronomer was a bona fide monster: she had gained a domain only months after her debut, while still in her Classic Year.
(W-wait a second?)
As an Assassin Girl, Miss Platinum's senses and sharpness weren't bad.
Astronomer was so gifted and exceptional—clearly even better than Haidoushi, the Arc de Triomphe winner!
Then what about Haidoushi's youngest daughter, Astronomer's little sister... that chestnut filly with the beautiful mane whom a certain unscrupulous young doctor had once dismissed