Full Result 6.55 Tokyo (JPN) | 24 November 2013

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

(3yo+) 1m4f Firm

1st £1,800,624.38 2nd £717,184.62 3rd £450,830.14 4th £269,618.28 5th £177,380.45

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	7. Gentildonna (JPN) 11/10F Ryan Moore Sei Ishizaka	Ryan Moore Sei Ishizaka	4	89	–	–	112	–
b f Deep Impact (JPN) - Donna Blini (Bertolini)
Always prominent, ridden to challenge over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on, strongly pressed final strides, just held on

2⁽⁹⁾ nse	9. Denim And Ruby (JPN) 29/1 Suguru Hamanaka Katsuhiko Sumii	Suguru Hamanaka Katsuhiko Sumii	3	85	–	–	114	–
b f Deep Impact (JPN) - Venenciador (JPN) (King Kamehameha)
Held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, short of room briefly 2f out, stayed on strongly and went 2nd close home, pressed winner final strides, just failed

3⁽⁵⁾ nk [¼]	5. Tosen Jordan (JPN) 99/1 William Buick Yasutoshi Ikee	William Buick Yasutoshi Ikee	7	90	–	–	116	–
b h Jungle Pocket (JPN) - Every Whisper (JPN) (Northern Taste)
Pushed along to go forward and tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 2f out, stayed on well but not quite pace of winner and dropped to 3rd close home

4⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [1]	6. Admire Rakti (JPN) 201/10 Craig A Williams Tomoyuki Umeda	Craig A Williams Tomoyuki Umeda	5	90	–	–	115	–
b h Heart's Cry (JPN) - Admire Teresa (JPN) (Helissio)
Midfield on inner, ridden over 2f out, stayed on well and went 4th close home, never nearer

5⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [1½]	10. Dunaden (FR) 116/1 Jamie Spencer M Delzangles	Jamie Spencer M Delzangles	7	90	–	–	115	–
b h Nicobar - La Marlia (FR) (Kaldounevees)
Held up in midfield on outer, ridden over 2f out, stayed on steadily down wide outside and went 5th close home, never nearer

6⁽¹¹⁾ nk [1¾]	11. Lelouch (JPN) 247/10 Yuichi Fukunaga Kazuo Fujisawa	Yuichi Fukunaga Kazuo Fujisawa	5	90	–	–	114	–
bb h Zenno Rob Roy (JPN) - Danseuse D'Etoile (FR) (Highest Honor)
Prominent on outer, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace and never quite able to challenge, dropped to 6th close home

7⁽¹⁾ nse [1¾]	1. Verxina (JPN) 48/1 Yasunari Iwata Yasuo Tomomichi	Yasunari Iwata Yasuo Tomomichi	4	89	–	–	109	–
bl f Deep Impact (JPN) - Halwa Sweet (JPN) (Machiavellian)
Broke well and tracked leader on inner, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace and never able to challenge

8⁽³⁾ nk [2]	3. Uncoiled (FR) 203/10 Hiroki Goto Yoshito Yahagi	Hiroki Goto Yoshito Yahagi	4	90	–	–	113	–
b c Giant's Causeway (USA) - Tanzania (IRE) (Alzao)
Midfield in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace and never able to challenge

9⁽²⁾ ½ [2½]	2. Nakayama Knight (JPN) 53/1 Yoshitomi Shibata Yoshitaka Ninomiya	Yoshitomi Shibata Yoshitaka Ninomiya	5	90	–	–	113	–
ch h Stay Gold (JPN) - Fiji Girl (JPN) (Cacoethes)
Midfield in touch on inner, ridden over 2f out, kept on but not pace to challenge

10⁽⁴⁾ ½ [3]	4. Eishin Flash (JPN) 39/10 Mirco Demuro Hideaki Fujiwara	Mirco Demuro Hideaki Fujiwara	6	90	–	–	112	–
bb h King's Best (USA) - Moonlady (GER) (Platini)
Led, pressed from over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon no extra, faded

11⁽¹⁶⁾ nse [3]	16. Hit The Target (JPN) 34/1 Yutaka Take Keiji Kato	Yutaka Take Keiji Kato	5	90	–	–	112	–
ch h King Kamehameha (JPN) - Latir (JPN) (Tamamo Cross)
Midfield on outer, rapid headway and prominent 3f out, ridden to challenge and every chance 2f out, kept on until no extra and faded inside final furlong

12⁽¹²⁾ nk [3½]	12. Hokko Brave (JPN) 185/1 Kosei Miura Yasutoshi Matsunaga	Kosei Miura Yasutoshi Matsunaga	5	90	–	–	111	–
b h Marvelous Sunday (JPN) - Hokko Memory (JPN) (Dancing Brave)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, kept on but soon no impression

13⁽¹⁴⁾ nse [3½]	14. Simenon (IRE) 163/1 Richard Hughes W P Mullins	Richard Hughes W P Mullins	6	90	–	–	111	–
b g Marju (IRE) - Epistoliere (IRE) (Alzao)
Held up in midfield on inner, switched right and ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced, plugged on but never dangerous

14⁽¹⁵⁾ 1¼ [4¾]	15. Smart Gear (JPN) 400/1 Keita Tosaki Masaru Sayama	Keita Tosaki Masaru Sayama	8	90	–	–	109	–
ch h Marvelous Sunday (JPN) - Squarehead Line (JPN) (Pas De Seul)
Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced, never a factor

15⁽¹³⁾ 3½ [8¼]	13. Gold Ship (JPN) 12/5 Hiroyuki Uchida Naosuke Sugai	Hiroyuki Uchida Naosuke Sugai	4	90	–	–	104	–
gr c Stay Gold (JPN) - Point Flag (JPN) (Mejiro McQueen)
Held up in rear, last halfway, ridden and some headway on outer 3f out, no impression and beaten in straight, never a factor

16⁽⁸⁾ 3 [11¼]	8. Fire (JPN) 156/1 Norihiro Yokoyama Masaru Honda	Norihiro Yokoyama Masaru Honda	5	90	–	–	99	–
bb h Agnes Tachyon (JPN) - Hoshino Kamikochi (USA) (Woodman)
Held up and always in rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression and beaten, eased, never a factor

17⁽¹⁷⁾ nk [11½]	17. Joshua Tree (IRE) 111/1 Johnny Murtagh Ed Dunlop	Johnny Murtagh Ed Dunlop	6	90	–	–	98	–
b h Montjeu (IRE) - Madeira Mist (IRE) (Grand Lodge)
Midfield in touch on outer, ridden over 2f out, lost place and dropped to rear over 1f out, eased when beaten