Full Result 6.20 Tokyo (JPN) | 29 November 2009

Japan Cup (Grade 1) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m4f Firm

1st £1,947,855 2nd £775,754 3rd £487,624 4th £291,568 5th £191,821 6th £134,275 7th £115,092 8th £95,910 9th £57,546

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	5. Vodka (JPN) 13/5F Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Katsuhiko Sumii	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Katsuhiko Sumii	5	810	–	–	119	–
b m Tanino Gimlet (JPN) - Tanino Sister (JPN) (Rousillon)
Always well placed, 5th straight, led approaching final furlong, two lengths up 150yds out, driven out and just held on

2⁽¹⁰⁾ nse	10. Oken Bruce Lee (JPN) 37/10 Hiroyuki Uchida Hidetaka Otonashi	Hiroyuki Uchida Hidetaka Otonashi	4	90	–	–	123	–
ch c Jungle Pocket (JPN) - Silver Joy (CAN) (Silver Deputy)
Held up in rear, last and brought widest straight, strong run on outside final 2f, just failed

3⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [1½]	6. Red Desire (JPN) 43/5 Hirofumi Shii Mikio Matsunaga	Hirofumi Shii Mikio Matsunaga	3	85	–	–	118	–
b f Manhattan Cafe (JPN) - Great Sunrise (Caerleon)
Mid-division, towards inside entering straight, edged right 2f out, good headway over 1f out, took 3rd 100yds out, stayed on steadily

4⁽¹⁶⁾ 1¼ [2¾]	16. Conduit (IRE) 39/10 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	4	90	–	–	119	–
ch c Dalakhani (IRE) - Well Head (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up, 12th 5f out, 9th straight, driven and staying on over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong

5⁽³⁾ 1¼ [4]	3. Air Shady (JPN) 44/1 Hiroki Goto Masanori Ito	Hiroki Goto Masanori Ito	8	90	–	–	117	–
ch h Sunday Silence (USA) - Air Deja Vu (JPN) (Northern Taste)
Held up towards rear, stayed on inside and not clear run over 2f out, stayed on final 2f, never near to challenge

6⁽⁴⁾ ½ [4½]	4. Eishin Deputy (JPN) 38/1 Keita Tosaki Akira Nomoto	Keita Tosaki Akira Nomoto	7	90 h	–	–	116	–
gr h French Deputy (USA) - Eishin McAllen (USA) (Woodman)
First to show, settled in 3rd, 2nd straight, every chance well over 1f out, weakened final furlong

7⁽⁷⁾ ½ [5]	7. Just As Well (USA) 46/1 Julien R Leparoux Jonathan E Sheppard	Julien R Leparoux Jonathan E Sheppard	6	90	–	–	115	–
bb h A.P. Indy (USA) - No Matter What (USA) (Nureyev)
Mid-division, 13th 5f out, switched out over 2f out, kept on steadily, never near to challenge

8⁽⁸⁾ nse [5]	8. Meiner Kitz (JPN) 31/1 Masami Matsuoka Sakae Kunieda	Masami Matsuoka Sakae Kunieda	6	90 b	–	–	115	–
ch h Chief Bearhart (CAN) - Takara Kanna (JPN) (Soccer Boy)
In rear to straight, some progress on outside final 2f, never a factor

9⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [6½]	9. Reach The Crown (JPN) 76/10 Yutaka Take Kojiro Hashiguchi	Yutaka Take Kojiro Hashiguchi	3	810	–	–	115	–
bb c Special Week (JPN) - Crownpiece (JPN) (Seattle Slew)
Led after 2f to approaching final furlong

10⁽²⁾ 2 [8½]	2. Never Bouchon (JPN) 144/1 Hiroshi Kitamura Masanori Ito	Hiroshi Kitamura Masanori Ito	6	90	–	–	109	–
bb h Marvelous Sunday (JPN) - Pearl Necklace (Mill Reef)
Raced in 6th, 8th straight, beaten over 2f out

11⁽¹²⁾ nk [9]	12. Scintillo 114/1 Gerald Mosse Richard Hannon Snr	Gerald Mosse Richard Hannon Snr	4	90	–	–	109	–
ch c Fantastic Light (USA) - Danseuse Du Soir (IRE) (Thatching)
Raced in 7th to straight, driven and disputed 4th well over 1f out, soon weakened

12⁽¹⁷⁾ 3½ [12½]	17. Cosmo Bulk (JPN) 123/1 Fuyuki Igarashi Kazunori Tabe	Fuyuki Igarashi Kazunori Tabe	8	90	–	–	103	–
b h Zagreb (USA) - Iseno Tosho (JPN) (Tosho Boy)
Held up, always towards rear

13⁽¹⁸⁾ ½ [13]	18. Screen Hero (JPN) 13/2 Mirco Demuro Yuichi Shikato	Mirco Demuro Yuichi Shikato	5	90	–	–	102	–
ch h Grass Wonder (USA) - Running Heroine (JPN) (Sunday Silence)
Mid-division, headway and 6th straight, ridden and beaten well over 1f out

14⁽¹⁵⁾ ½ [13½]	15. Interpatation (USA) 89/1 David Cohen Robert Barbara	David Cohen Robert Barbara	7	90	–	–	102	–
bb g Langfuhr (CAN) - Idealistic Cause (USA) (Habitony)
Always towards rear

14⁽¹⁴⁾ dht [13½]	14. Inti Raimi (JPN) 123/1 Christophe Soumillon Shozo Sasaki	Christophe Soumillon Shozo Sasaki	7	90	–	–	102	–
b h Special Week (JPN) - Andes Lady (JPN) (Northern Taste)
Raced in 8th until weakening approaching straight

16⁽¹⁾ 5 [18½]	1. Asakusa Kings (JPN) 43/1 Yasunari Iwata Ryuji Okubo	Yasunari Iwata Ryuji Okubo	5	90	–	–	94	–
b h White Muzzle - Croupier Star (JPN) (Sunday Silence)
Led 2f, tracked leader to 3f out, 3rd straight, beaten 2f out

17⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [19]	11. Marsh Side (USA) 32/1 Javier Castellano Neil Drysdale	Javier Castellano Neil Drysdale	6	90	–	–	93	–
bb h Gone West (USA) - Colonial Play (USA) (Pleasant Colony)
10th 5f out, ridden entering straight, behind final 2f

18⁽¹³⁾ 6 [25]	13. Yamanin Kingly (JPN) 70/1 Yuichi Shibayama Hiroshi Kawachi	Yuichi Shibayama Hiroshi Kawachi	4	90 h	–	–	83	–
ch c Agnes Digital (USA) - Yamanin Arena (JPN) (Sunday Silence)
Prominent, 4th straight, weakened over 2f out