Full Result 6.25 Nakayama (JPN) | 24 November 2002

Japan Cup (Grade 1)

(3yo+) 1m3f Firm

1st £1,328,300 2nd £574,604 3rd £332,809 4th £199,224 5th £131,068 6th £104,855

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	1. Falbrav (IRE) 195/10 Frankie Dettori L D'Auria	Frankie Dettori L D'Auria	4	90	–	–	121	–
b c Fairy King (USA) - Gift Of The Night (USA) (Slewpy)
Raced in 7th, 5th straight, ridden and headway over 1f out, led 70yds out, ran on well, edged right closing stages

2⁽⁸⁾ nse	8. Sarafan (USA) 34/1 Corey S Nakatani Neil Drysdale	Corey S Nakatani Neil Drysdale	5	90	–	–	121	–
b g Lear Fan (USA) - Saraa Ree (USA) (Caro)
Raced in 9th, 6th straight, headway on inside over 1f out, brought off rail 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on strongly close home, just failed

3⁽⁷⁾ nk [¼]	7. Symboli Kris S (USA) 12/5F Olivier Peslier Kazuo Fujisawa	Olivier Peslier Kazuo Fujisawa	3	810	–	–	122	–
b c Kris S (USA) - Tee Kay (USA) (Gold Meridian)
Missed break, soon recovered to race in 8th, 7th straight on outside, stayed on steadily under pressure final furlong

4⁽¹⁵⁾ 1½ [1¾]	15. Magnaten (USA) 193/10 Y Okabe Kazuo Fujisawa	Y Okabe Kazuo Fujisawa	6	90	–	–	118	–
b g Danzig (USA) - Magic Night (FR) (Le Nain Jaune)
Led and soon 2 lengths clear, still almost 2 lengths clear 1f out, headed 70yds out, weakened

5⁽¹⁰⁾ nse [2]	10. Jungle Pocket (JPN) 16/5 Yutaka Take Sadao Watanabe	Yutaka Take Sadao Watanabe	4	90	–	–	118	–
b c Tony Bin (IRE) - Dance Charmer (USA) (Nureyev)
Last to over 2 1/2f out, 12th straight, stayed on well final 1 1/2f, nearest finish

6⁽²⁾ ½ [2½]	2. Indigenous (IRE) 124/1 E Saint-Martin I W Allan	E Saint-Martin I W Allan	9	90	–	–	117	–
br g Marju (IRE) - Sea Port I (Averof)
In touch on inside, headway on inside to go 2nd 2f out, one pace from over 1f out

7⁽³⁾ nk [2¾]	3. Golan (IRE) 186/10 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute	Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute	4	90	–	–	117	–
b c Spectrum (IRE) - Highland Gift (IRE) (Generous)
Raced in 3rd, pushed along 2f out, hard ridden and disputing 2nd 1f out, one pace

8⁽⁹⁾ 2 [4¾]	9. No Reason (JPN) 122/1 Masayoshi Ebina Yasuo Ikee	Masayoshi Ebina Yasuo Ikee	3	810	–	–	115	–
b c Brian's Time (USA) - Ambrosine (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Raced in 12th, 9th straight, stayed on at one pace final 1 1/2f

9⁽¹¹⁾ hd [5]	11. T M Ocean (JPN) 21/1 Masashige Honda Katsuichi Nishiura	Masashige Honda Katsuichi Nishiura	4	810	–	–	109	–
b f Dancing Brave (USA) - River Girl (JPN) (Rivlia)
Raced in 14th, 11th straight on outside, one pace final 1 1/2f

10⁽¹³⁾ nk [5¼]	13. Narita Top Road (JPN) 29/10 Hirofumi Shii Yoshio Oki	Hirofumi Shii Yoshio Oki	6	90	–	–	113	–
ch h Soccer Boy (JPN) - Floral Magic (USA) (Affirmed)
Raced in 10th, 10th straight, never a factor

11⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [6¾]	4. Irresistible Jewel (IRE) 63/1 Pat Smullen D K Weld	Pat Smullen D K Weld	3	85	–	–	106	–
b f Danehill (USA) - In Anticipation (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Raced in 2nd, 4th straight, weakened 1 1/2f out

12⁽¹⁶⁾ nk [7]	16. Air Shakur (JPN) 187/10 Katsuharu Tanaka Hideyuki Mori	Katsuharu Tanaka Hideyuki Mori	5	90	–	–	110	–
br h Sunday Silence (USA) - I Dreamed A Dream (USA) (Well Decorated)
Raced in 15th, 14th straight, never a factor

13⁽¹²⁾ 2½ [9½]	12. Bright Sky (IRE) 169/10 Thierry Thulliez E Lellouche	Thierry Thulliez E Lellouche	3	85	–	–	102	–
ch f Wolfhound (USA) - Bright Moon I (USA) (Alysheba)
Raced in 13th, 15th straight, always in rear

14⁽⁵⁾ hd [9¾]	5. American Boss (USA) 70/1 Teruo Eda F Tago	Teruo Eda F Tago	7	90 b	–	–	106	–
b h Kingmambo (USA) - Redeemer I (USA) (Dixieland Band)
Raced in 4th or 5th, 8th straight, soon weakened

15⁽¹⁴⁾ 2½ [12¼]	14. Storming Home 40/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	4	90	–	–	102	–
b c Machiavellian (USA) - Try To Catch Me (USA) (Shareef Dancer)
Raced in 11th, 13th straight, always in rear

16⁽⁶⁾ 3 [15¼]	6. Agnes Flight (JPN) 76/1 Hiroki Goto Hiroyuki Nagahama	Hiroki Goto Hiroyuki Nagahama	5	90	–	–	97	–
ch h Sunday Silence (USA) - Agnes Flora (JPN) (Royal Ski)
Raced in 6th, weakened 3f out