Full Result 6.40 Tokyo (JPN) | 25 November 2012

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

(3yo+) 1m4f Firm

1st £2,115,551.48 2nd £842,816.62 3rd £529,868.18 4th £317,036.54 5th £208,576.67

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁵⁾	15. Gentildonna (JPN) 56/10 Yasunari Iwata Sei Ishizaka	Yasunari Iwata Sei Ishizaka	3	85	–	–	126	–
b f Deep Impact (JPN) - Donna Blini (Bertolini)
Got across from wide draw and soon tracking leader in 3rd on inner, shuffled back against rail on turn into straight, ridden over 2f out, switched out to challenge and bumped rival 1f out, stayed on well to lead close home

2⁽¹⁷⁾ nse	17. Orfevre (JPN) EvensF Kenichi Ikezoe Yasutoshi Ikee	Kenichi Ikezoe Yasutoshi Ikee	4	90	–	–	129	–
ch c Stay Gold (JPN) - Oriental Art (JPN) (Mejiro McQueen)
Held up towards rear on outer, smooth headway over 3f out, ridden to challenge when bumped by rival 1f out, led just inside final furlong, stayed on well but headed close home

3⁽¹³⁾ 2½ [2½]	13. Rulership (JPN) 22/5 Craig A Williams Katsuhiko Sumii	Craig A Williams Katsuhiko Sumii	5	90	–	–	125	–
b h King Kamehameha (JPN) - Air Groove (JPN) (Tony Bin)
Slow to stride and raced towards rear on inner, switched to wide outside and ridden on turn into straight, stayed on to go 3rd final strides

4⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [2¾]	10. Dark Shadow (JPN) 176/10 Mirco Demuro Noriyuki Hori	Mirco Demuro Noriyuki Hori	5	90	–	–	125	–
ch h Dance In The Dark (JPN) - Matikanehatusimada (USA) (Private Account)
Held up in last quartet, headway on turn into straight, ridden 2f out, ran on to go 3rd inside final 100yds, dropped to 4th final strides

5⁽⁴⁾ 2½ [5¼]	4. Fenomeno (JPN) 7/1 Masayoshi Ebina Hirofumi Toda	Masayoshi Ebina Hirofumi Toda	3	89	–	–	123	–
bb c Stay Gold (JPN) - De Laroche (IRE) (Danehill)
Prominent on inner, switched out and ridden 3f out, outpaced by leaders entering final furlong, plugged on, went 5th close home

6⁽¹⁶⁾ hd [5½]	16. Tosen Jordan (JPN) 55/1 Christophe Soumillon Yasutoshi Ikee	Christophe Soumillon Yasutoshi Ikee	6	90	–	–	120	–
b h Jungle Pocket (JPN) - Every Whisper (JPN) (Northern Taste)
Got across from wide draw and soon tracking leader in 2nd on outer, ridden 3f out, outpaced over 1f out, faded and dropped to 6th close home

7⁽¹⁾ ¾ [6¼]	1. Beat Black (JPN) 42/1 Shu Ishibashi Hitoshi Nakamura	Shu Ishibashi Hitoshi Nakamura	5	90	–	–	119	–
bl h Miscast (JPN) - Alarm Call (JPN) (Brian's Time)
Led, at least 8 lengths clear 4f out, ridden and diminishing advantage from over 2f out, strongly pressed and headed entering final furlong, no extra and faded

8⁽⁶⁾ nk [6½]	6. Red Cadeaux 152/1 Gerald Mosse Ed Dunlop	Gerald Mosse Ed Dunlop	6	90	–	–	119	–
ch g Cadeaux Genereux - Artisia (IRE) (Peintre Celebre)
Midfield, ridden over 3f out and soon outpaced, stayed on without threatening inside final 2f

9⁽⁸⁾ nk [6¾]	8. Eishin Flash (JPN) 129/10 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Hideaki Fujiwara	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Hideaki Fujiwara	5	90	–	–	118	–
bb h King's Best (USA) - Moonlady (GER) (Platini)
Midfield, travelled strongly, every chance when ridden 2f out, outpaced inside final furlong, faded

10⁽³⁾ 1¼ [8]	3. Jaguar Mail (JPN) 65/1 William Buick Noriyuki Hori	William Buick Noriyuki Hori	8	90 b	–	–	116	–
b h Jungle Pocket (JPN) - Haya Beni Komachi (JPN) (Sunday Silence)
Held up in last pair on inner, ridden on turn into straight, stayed on but never dangerous

11⁽¹¹⁾ 1¼ [9¼]	11. Jakkalberry (IRE) 158/1 Colm O'Donoghue Marco Botti	Colm O'Donoghue Marco Botti	6	90	–	–	114	–
b h Storming Home - Claba Di San Jore (IRE) (Barathea)
Held up in last trio, ridden and headway on outer over 3f out, outpaced and beaten entering final furlong, faded

12⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [10]	5. Mount Athos (IRE) 88/1 Ryan Moore Luca Cumani	Ryan Moore Luca Cumani	5	90	–	–	113	–
b g Montjeu (IRE) - Ionian Sea (Slip Anchor)
Midfield on inner, took keen hold, ridden on turn into straight, soon outpaced, plugged on but never a factor

13⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [10½]	14. Solemia (IRE) 217/10 Olivier Peslier C Laffon-Parias	Olivier Peslier C Laffon-Parias	4	89	–	–	108	–
b f Poliglote - Brooklyn's Dance (FR) (Shirley Heights)
Prominent, ridden 3f out, no extra and beaten 2f out, steadily faded

14⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [11¾]	9. Oken Bruce Lee (JPN) 206/1 Suguru Hamanaka Hidetaka Otonashi	Suguru Hamanaka Hidetaka Otonashi	7	90	–	–	110	–
ch h Jungle Pocket (JPN) - Silver Joy (CAN) (Silver Deputy)
Midfield, ridden over 3f out, outpaced and beaten over 1f out, faded

15⁽⁷⁾ ½ [12¼]	7. Meisho Kampaku (JPN) 153/1 Hiroyuki Uchida Yoshiyuki Arakawa	Hiroyuki Uchida Yoshiyuki Arakawa	5	90	–	–	109	–
bb h Grass Wonder (USA) - Dancing Happiness (JPN) (Dance In The Dark)
Held up in last, ridden on turn into straight, soon beaten, never a factor

16⁽¹²⁾ 2½ [14¾]	12. Rose Kingdom (JPN) 47/1 Yutaka Take Kojiro Hashiguchi	Yutaka Take Kojiro Hashiguchi	5	90	–	–	105	–
bb h King Kamehameha (JPN) - Rosebud (JPN) (Sunday Silence)
Midfield, headway to be prominent on turn into straight, ridden 2f out and found little, quickly beaten and faded

17⁽²⁾ dist [44¾]	2. Sri Putra 200/1 Neil Callan Roger Varian	Neil Callan Roger Varian	6	90	–	–	–	–
b h Oasis Dream - Wendylina (IRE) (In The Wings)
Midfield on inner, ridden over 3f out and soon outpaced, faded and dropped to last entering final furlong, eased

17 ran Winning time: 2m 23.10s Total SP: 125%
1st owner: Sunday Racing Co Ltd (Gentildonna) 1st breeder: Northern Racing
2nd owner: Sunday Racing Co Ltd (Orfevre)
3rd owner: Sunday Racing Co Ltd (Rulership)

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.

6:40 Tokyo (JPN) 25 Nov 2012

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