Full Result 6.55 Tokyo (JPN) | 30 November 2014

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

(3yo+) 1m4f Firm

1st £1,455,735.26 2nd £579,788.94 3rd £364,452.86 4th £217,939.89 5th £143,381.51

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	4. Epiphaneia (JPN) 79/10 Christophe Soumillon Katsuhiko Sumii	Christophe Soumillon Katsuhiko Sumii	4	90	–	–	126	–
b c Symboli Kris S (USA) - Cesario (JPN) (Special Week)
Took keen hold, tracked leader on inner, angled out to challenge going strongly 2f out and soon led, ridden and quickened clear, stayed on strongly final furlong, pushed out, impressive

2⁽¹⁾ 4	1. Just A Way (JPN) 57/10 Yuichi Fukunaga Naosuke Sugai	Yuichi Fukunaga Naosuke Sugai	5	90	–	–	120	–
b h Heart's Cry (JPN) - Sibyl (JPN) (Wild Again)
Midfield on inner, switched out into straight, ridden 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on final furlong but no chance with impressive winner

3⁽¹⁵⁾ ½ [4½]	15. Spielberg (JPN) 103/10 Hiroshi Kitamura Kazuo Fujisawa	Hiroshi Kitamura Kazuo Fujisawa	5	90	–	–	119	–
b h Deep Impact (JPN) - Princess Olivia (USA) (Lycius)
Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, not clearest of runs but stayed on and went 3rd towards finish, never nearer

4⁽³⁾ ¾ [5¼]	3. Gentildonna (JPN) 13/5F Ryan Moore Sei Ishizaka	Ryan Moore Sei Ishizaka	5	89	–	–	113	–
b m Deep Impact (JPN) - Donna Blini (Bertolini)
Midfield in touch on inner, ridden and every chance 2f out, soon readily outpaced by winner, stayed on but well held, lost 3rd towards finish

5⁽⁶⁾ nk [5½]	6. Harp Star (JPN) 31/10 Yuga Kawada Hiroyoshi Matsuda	Yuga Kawada Hiroyoshi Matsuda	3	85	–	–	114	–
b f Deep Impact (JPN) - Historic Star (JPN) (Falbrav)
Held up in midfield, ridden and fanned wide into straight, stayed on steadily final 2f but never able to challenge

6⁽²⁾ ½ [6]	2. Ivanhowe (GER) 71/1 Filip Minarik Jean-Pierre Carvalho	Filip Minarik Jean-Pierre Carvalho	4	90	–	–	116	–
b c Soldier Hollow - Indigo Girl (GER) (Sternkoenig)
Midfield on inner, ridden over 2f out, stayed on steadily under pressure but never able to challenge

7⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [6¼]	10. One And Only (JPN) 133/10 Norihiro Yokoyama Kojiro Hashiguchi	Norihiro Yokoyama Kojiro Hashiguchi	3	89	–	–	117	–
bb c Heart's Cry (JPN) - Virtue (JPN) (Taiki Shuttle)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, stayed on steadily but never able to challenge

8⁽¹⁶⁾ nse [6½]	16. Fenomeno (JPN) 172/10 Yasunari Iwata Hirofumi Toda	Yasunari Iwata Hirofumi Toda	5	90	–	–	116	–
bb h Stay Gold (JPN) - De Laroche (IRE) (Danehill)
Held up in midfield, ridden over 2f out, stayed on steadily but never able to challenge

9⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [7¾]	9. Isla Bonita (JPN) 17/2 Masayoshi Ebina Hironori Kurita	Masayoshi Ebina Hironori Kurita	3	89	–	–	115	–
bb c Fuji Kiseki (JPN) - Isla Cozzene (USA) (Cozzene)
Midfield, smooth headway and every chance 2f out, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, faded final furlong

10⁽¹²⁾ 1¼ [9]	12. Tamamo Best Play (JPN) 127/1 Akihide Tsumura Katsumi Minai	Akihide Tsumura Katsumi Minai	4	90	–	–	112	–
ch c Fuji Kiseki (JPN) - Hot Play (JPN) (Northern Taste)
Tracked leader on outer, led 3f out, ridden and strongly pressed 2f out, soon headed, no extra and weakened final furlong

11⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [10½]	8. Denim And Ruby (JPN) 12/1 Suguru Hamanaka Katsuhiko Sumii	Suguru Hamanaka Katsuhiko Sumii	4	89	–	–	104	–
b f Deep Impact (JPN) - Venenciador (JPN) (King Kamehameha)
Held up in rear, ridden and switched out into straight, plugged on but no real impression final 2f, never threatened

12⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [13]	5. Hit The Target (JPN) 45/1 Yutaka Take Keiji Kato	Yutaka Take Keiji Kato	6	90	–	–	105	–
ch h King Kamehameha (JPN) - Latir (JPN) (Tamamo Cross)
Held up towards rear on inner, ridden and angled out 2f out, soon outpaced and beaten, never threatened

13⁽¹⁷⁾ 2½ [15½]	17. Uncoiled (FR) 258/1 Keita Tosaki Yoshito Yahagi	Keita Tosaki Yoshito Yahagi	5	90	–	–	101	–
b h Giant's Causeway (USA) - Tanzania (IRE) (Alzao)
Soon prominent, ridden to challenge and every chance over 2f out, no extra and beaten over 1f out, weakened

14⁽¹¹⁾ 2½ [18]	11. Tosen Jordan (JPN) 169/1 Pierre-Charles Boudot Yasutoshi Ikee	Pierre-Charles Boudot Yasutoshi Ikee	8	90	–	–	97	–
b h Jungle Pocket (JPN) - Every Whisper (JPN) (Northern Taste)
Pushed along early and soon prominent in midfield, ridden over 2f out, lost place and beaten well over 1f out, weakened

15⁽¹³⁾ nk [18¼]	13. Decipher (JPN) 138/1 Gregory Benoist Futoshi Kojima	Gregory Benoist Futoshi Kojima	5	90	–	–	97	–
b h Deep Impact (JPN) - Mizna (USA) (Dubai Millennium)
Midfield on outer, ridden and dropped to rear into straight, soon no impression and beaten

16⁽⁷⁾ 9 [27¼]	7. Up With The Birds (CAN) 158/1 Eurico Rosa Da Silva Malcolm Pierce	Eurico Rosa Da Silva Malcolm Pierce	4	90 b	–	–	82	–
b c Stormy Atlantic (USA) - Song Of The Lark (CAN) (Seeking The Gold)
Held up in rear, ridden into straight, no impression and beaten final 2f, eased, never a factor

17⁽¹⁴⁾ dist [57¼]	14. Satono Shuren (JPN) 274/1 Shinji Kawashima Akira Murayama	Shinji Kawashima Akira Murayama	6	90	–	–	–	–
bb h Stay Gold (JPN) - Red Diamond (JPN) (Erhaab)
Led, headed 3f out, ridden and quickly beaten, weakened on rail and dropped to last, tailed off

PU⁽¹⁸⁾	18. Trading Leather (IRE) 68/1 Kevin Manning J S Bolger	Kevin Manning J S Bolger	4	90	–	–	–	–
b c Teofilo (IRE) - Night Visit (Sinndar)
Midfield in touch, pushed along and lost place over 4f out, broke down and tailed off before straight, pulled up, fatally injured