Full Result 6.20 Tokyo (JPN) | 28 November 1999

Japan Cup (Group 1)

(3yo+) 1m4f Firm

1st £1,071,545 2nd £425,666 3rd £268,782 4th £159,322 5th £105,504

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹³⁾	13. Special Week (JPN) 12/5 Yutaka Take Toshiaki Shirai	Yutaka Take Toshiaki Shirai	4	90	–	–	123	–
br c Sunday Silence (USA) - Campaign Girl (JPN) (Maruzensky)
Held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, 6th straight, led just over 1f out, ran on well

2⁽⁷⁾ 1½	7. Indigenous (IRE) 83/1 Douglas Whyte I W Allan	Douglas Whyte I W Allan	6	90	–	–	121	–
br g Marju (IRE) - Sea Port I (Averof)
Raced in 3rd, outpaced over 3f out, close 7th straight, headway over 2f out, disputed 2nd final furlong, no impression on winner

3⁽¹²⁾ nse [1½]	12. High-Rise (IRE) 19/1 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	4	90	–	–	121	–
b c High Estate - High Tern (High Line)
Held up in mid-division, close 8th straight, headway over 2f out, disputed 2nd final furlong, ran on one pace

4⁽¹⁴⁾ ¾ [2¼]	14. Montjeu (IRE) 17/10F Mick Kinane J E Hammond	Mick Kinane J E Hammond	3	89	–	–	121	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Floripedes (FR) (Top Ville)
Held up in rear, headway and 9th straight, stayed on final 2f, never nearer

5⁽⁶⁾ 4 [6¼]	6. Rascal Suzuka (JPN) 96/10 Yoshitomi Shibata Mitsuru Hashida	Yoshitomi Shibata Mitsuru Hashida	3	89	–	–	115	–
b c Commander In Chief - Wakia (USA) (Miswaki)
Mid-division, headway final 2f, nearest at finish

6⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [6¾]	10. Stay Gold (JPN) 13/1 Shigefumi Kumazawa Yasuo Ikee	Shigefumi Kumazawa Yasuo Ikee	5	90	–	–	113	–
b h Sunday Silence (USA) - Golden Sash (JPN) (Dictus)
Raced in 5th, 4th straight, one pace final 2f

7⁽⁸⁾ nk [7]	8. Suehiro Commander (JPN) 103/1 Shinji Fujita Shigeki Matsumoto	Shinji Fujita Shigeki Matsumoto	4	90	–	–	113	–
b c Commander In Chief - Suehiro Jo O (JPN) (Tosho Pegasus)
Held up in last place, headway 3f out, never in contention

8⁽¹⁵⁾ nk [7½]	15. Borgia (GER) 15/1 Olivier Peslier A Fabre	Olivier Peslier A Fabre	5	89	–	–	107	–
b m Acatenango (GER) - Britannia (GER) (Tarim)
Held up towards rear, some progress final 2f, never a factor

9⁽¹¹⁾ hd [7½]	11. Fruits Of Love (USA) 197/10 M Roberts Mark Johnston	M Roberts Mark Johnston	4	90	–	–	112	–
b c Hansel (USA) - Vallee Secrete (USA) (Secretariat)
Mid-division, headway 4f out, 5th straight, beaten well over 1f out

10⁽¹⁾ 1½ [9]	1. Tiger Hill (IRE) 12/5 T Hellier P Schiergen	T Hellier P Schiergen	4	90	–	–	110	–
b c Danehill (USA) - The Filly (GER) (Appiani)
Raced in 4th, 3rd straight, weakened well over 1f out

11⁽³⁾ ¾ [9¾]	3. Embrasser Moi (JPN) 43/1 N Sugai Hikozo Sugai	N Sugai Hikozo Sugai	5	90	–	–	109	–
b h Russian Bond (USA) - Crystal Dew (JPN) (Amber Shadai)
Kicked by rival in parade, set strong pace, 3 lengths clear 5f out, headed approaching final furlong, weakened quickly

12⁽²⁾ 6 [15¾]	2. Umeno Fiber (JPN) 196/10 Masayoshi Ebina Ikuo Aizawa	Masayoshi Ebina Ikuo Aizawa	3	85	–	–	97	–
b f Sakura Yutaka O (JPN) - Umeno Rosa (JPN) (Northern Dictator)


13⁽⁵⁾ 3 [18¾]	5. Osumi Bright (JPN) 95/1 Koshiro Take T Nakao	Koshiro Take T Nakao	3	89	–	–	96	–
br c Last Tycoon (IRE) - Taisei Kagura (JPN) (Morning Frolic)
Mid-division to half-way, soon behind

14⁽⁴⁾ 5 [23¾]	4. Stinger (JPN) 26/1 Norihiro Yokoyama Kazuo Fujisawa	Norihiro Yokoyama Kazuo Fujisawa	3	85	–	–	85	–
b f Sunday Silence (USA) - Legacy Of Strength (USA) (Affirmed)
Fractious in parade, pressed leader, 2nd straight, soon weakened

15 ran Winning time: 2m 25.50s Total SP: 143%
Non-runners: Alborada
1st owner: Hiroyoshi Usuda (Special Week) 1st breeder: Hidaka Taiyo Bokujo
2nd owner: Pang Yuen Hing (Indigenous)
3rd owner: Godolphin (High-Rise)

6:20 Tokyo (JPN) 28 Nov 1999

Japan Cup (Group 1)