Full Result 6.40 Tokyo (JPN) | 27 November 2022

Japan Cup (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m4f Good To Firm

1st £2,593,463.46 2nd £1,034,519.07 3rd £645,678.70 4th £385,257.48 5th £256,838.32

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	6. Vela Azul (JPN) 7/2 Ryan Moore Kunihiko Watanabe	Ryan Moore Kunihiko Watanabe	5	90	–	–	119	–
bl h Eishin Flash (JPN) - Vela Blanca (JPN) (Kurofune)
Midfield, looking for gap to open over 2f out, driven and progress 1 1/2f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong, led closing stages

2⁽¹⁵⁾ ¾	15. Shahryar (JPN) 12/5F Cristian Demuro Hideaki Fujiwara	Cristian Demuro Hideaki Fujiwara	4	90	–	–	118	–
bb c Deep Impact (JPN) - Dubai Majesty (USA) (Essence Of Dubai)
Towards rear of midfield on outer, pushed along over 2 1/2f out, bumped into rivals over 2f out, ridden and progress to challenge entering final furlong, led briefly final 110yds, soon headed and no extra

3⁽³⁾ nk [1]	3. Weltreisende (JPN) 17/2 Damian Lane Yasutoshi Ikee	Damian Lane Yasutoshi Ikee	5	90	–	–	118	–
b h Dream Journey (JPN) - Mandela (GER) (Acatenango)


4⁽⁸⁾ ½ [1½]	8. Daring Tact (JPN) 12/1 Tom Marquand Haruki Sugiyama	Tom Marquand Haruki Sugiyama	5	89	–	–	112	–
b m Epiphaneia (JPN) - Daring Bird (JPN) (King Kamehameha)


5⁽¹⁴⁾ 2½ [4]	14. Danon Beluga (JPN) 16/5 Yuga Kawada Noriyuki Hori	Yuga Kawada Noriyuki Hori	3	89	–	–	113	–
b c Heart's Cry (JPN) - Coasted (USA) (Tizway)
Prominent early, settled in midfield, pushed along 3f out, in touch with leaders and ridden along 2f out, quickened to lead over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, no extra and lost position 150yds out, eased when short of room close home

6⁽⁵⁾ nk [4¼]	5. Grand Glory 56/1 Maxime Guyon Gianluca Bietolini	Maxime Guyon Gianluca Bietolini	6	89	–	–	108	–
b m Olympic Glory (IRE) - Madonna Lily (IRE) (Daylami)


7⁽²⁾ nk [4¾]	2. Onesto (IRE) 123/10 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire F Chappet	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire F Chappet	3	89	–	–	112	–
ch c Frankel - Onshore (Sea The Stars)
Settled in midfield on inner, pushed along but not clear run 2 1/2f out, went through gap under 2f out to chase leaders, no room and steadied 1 1/2f out, angled out and stayed on final 125yds

8⁽¹¹⁾ nk [5]	11. Karate (JPN) 55/1 Akira Sugawara Yasuyuki Tsujino	Akira Sugawara Yasuyuki Tsujino	6	90	–	–	112	–
bb h To The Glory (JPN) - Lady No Punch (JPN) (French Deputy)


9⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [6¾]	7. Tunnes (GER) 245/10 Bauyrzhan Murzabayev P Schiergen	Bauyrzhan Murzabayev P Schiergen	3	89	–	–	109	–
ch c Guiliani (IRE) - Tijuana (GER) (Toylsome)
Slowly into stride, towards rear and took keen hold, switched to outer and ridden over 2f out, stayed on steadily final 2f, never threatened

10⁽¹⁷⁾ nse [6¾]	17. Uberleben (JPN) 35/1 Mirco Demuro Takahisa Tezuka	Mirco Demuro Takahisa Tezuka	4	89	–	–	104	–
bb f Gold Ship (JPN) - Meine Theresia (JPN) (Roses In May)


11⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [7]	10. Heart's Histoire (JPN) 42/1 Yutaka Take Sakae Kunieda	Yutaka Take Sakae Kunieda	6	90	–	–	108	–
b h Heart's Cry (JPN) - Retsina (JPN) (Captain Steve)


12⁽¹²⁾ ½ [7½]	12. Shadow Diva (JPN) 258/1 Kohei Matsuyama Makoto Saito	Kohei Matsuyama Makoto Saito	6	89	–	–	102	–
b m Heart's Cry (JPN) - Diamond Diva (Dansili)


13⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [8¼]	4. Trust Kenshin (JPN) 415/1 Kyosuke Maruta Fumimasa Takahashi	Kyosuke Maruta Fumimasa Takahashi	7	90	–	–	106	–
b h Heart's Cry (JPN) - Aphelandra (JPN) (El Condor Pasa)


14⁽¹³⁾ 1¾ [10]	13. T O Royal (JPN) 25/1 Yuji Hishida Inao Okada	Yuji Hishida Inao Okada	4	90	–	–	103	–
b c Leontes (JPN) - Meisho Ohi (JPN) (Manhattan Cafe)


15⁽¹⁾ nse [10]	1. Simca Mille (IRE) 41/1 Gregory Benoist S Wattel	Gregory Benoist S Wattel	3	89	–	–	103	–
ch c Tamayuz - Swertia (Pivotal)


16⁽⁹⁾ nk [10½]	9. Unicorn Lion (IRE) 66/1 Yusaku Kokubun Yoshito Yahagi	Yusaku Kokubun Yoshito Yahagi	6	90	–	–	103	–
b h No Nay Never (USA) - Muravka (IRE) (High Chaparral)


17⁽¹⁸⁾ 2½ [13]	18. Boccherini (JPN) 31/1 Suguru Hamanaka Yasutoshi Ikee	Suguru Hamanaka Yasutoshi Ikee	6	90	–	–	99	–
ch h King Kamehameha (JPN) - Popcorn Jazz (JPN) (Dance In The Dark)


18⁽¹⁶⁾ 4 [17]	16. Ridge Man (JPN) 379/1 Yukito Ishikawa Koki Chiba	Yukito Ishikawa Koki Chiba	9	90	–	–	92	–
b h Swept Overboard (USA) - Admire Monroe (IRE) (Caerleon)