He ran most of the race among the pack, before passing over the rest on the final stretch, clinching his first victory.

[4] Urban Chic started the season off with his first graded race, the Keisei Hai held on January 14th at Nakayama Racecourse.

After running among the pack in the inside of the field, he slowly started to push up his position, before showing immense speed on the final stretch.

[11] This was the third St Lite Kinen winner, after Symboli Rudolf and Kitasan Black, to win the Kikka Sho since Japan adopted graded race.

Also, at this race, the groom in charge, Makoto Gunji, won the Best Turned Out Award [ja].