Full Result 6.20 Tokyo (JPN) | 26 November 2000

Japan Cup (Group 1)

(3yo+) 1m4f Firm

1st £1,504,993 2nd £599,632 3rd £376,999 4th £225,613 5th £148,930 6th £118,744

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	8. T M Opera O (JPN) 1/2F Ryuji Wada Ichizo Iwamoto	Ryuji Wada Ichizo Iwamoto	4	813	–	–	126	–
ch c Opera House - Once Wed (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Raced in 7th, hard ridden and headway over 1 1/2f out, led final 100 yards, driven out

2⁽¹³⁾ nk	13. Meisho Doto (IRE) 15/1 Y Yasuda I Yasuda	Y Yasuda I Yasuda	4	813	–	–	125	–
b c Bigstone (IRE) - Princess Reema (USA) (Affirmed)
Raced in 3rd, hard ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, led just inside final f, headed last 100 yards, kept on, just held on for 2nd

3⁽¹⁰⁾ nse [¼]	10. Fantastic Light (USA) 79/10 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	4	813	–	–	125	–
b c Rahy (USA) - Jood (USA) (Nijinsky)
Mid division on outside, 11th straight, ridden 2f out, stayed on well under pressure final 1 1/2f, nearest finish

4⁽¹⁾ 1¾ [2]	1. Ela Athena 23/1 Olivier Peslier Michael Jarvis	Olivier Peslier Michael Jarvis	4	89	–	–	118	–
gr f Ezzoud (IRE) - Crodelle (IRE) (Formidable I)
Mid division on inside, pushed along over 3f out, 8th straight, switched to centre just over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, never nearer

5⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [3½]	4. Daiwa Texas (JPN) 123/1 Masayoshi Ebina S Masuzawa	Masayoshi Ebina S Masuzawa	7	813 b	–	–	120	–
ch h Tolomeo - Rabe Decollete (JPN) (No Attention)
Raced in 5th, ridden well over 1 1/2f out, kept on at one pace

6⁽³⁾ hd [3¾]	3. Matikane Kinnohosi (USA) 29/1 Y Okabe Kazuo Fujisawa	Y Okabe Kazuo Fujisawa	4	813	–	–	120	–
b c Seattle Slew (USA) - Alysbelle (USA) (Alydar)
Close up, 4th straight, every chance 1f out, one pace

7⁽⁵⁾ nse [3¾]	5. Reve D'Oscar (FR) 30/1 Gerald Mosse Mme M Bollack-Badel	Gerald Mosse Mme M Bollack-Badel	3	85	–	–	118	–
gr f Highest Honor (FR) - Numidie (FR) (Baillamont)
Held up in rear, last 3 1/2f out, ridden and switched to outside 2f out, stayed on under strong pressure final f, nearest finish

8⁽¹⁶⁾ hd [4]	16. Stay Gold (JPN) 54/1 Hiroki Goto Yasuo Ikee	Hiroki Goto Yasuo Ikee	6	813	–	–	119	–
b h Sunday Silence (USA) - Golden Sash (JPN) (Dictus)
Set steady pace, headed just inside final f, one pace

9⁽¹²⁾ 1¾ [5¾]	12. John's Call (USA) 183/10 J-L Samyn Thomas H Voss	J-L Samyn Thomas H Voss	9	813	–	–	117	–
ch g Lord At War (ARG) - Calling Guest (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Raced in 2nd til weakened approaching final f

10⁽²⁾ 3 [8¾]	2. Golden Snake (USA) 36/1 Pat Eddery John Dunlop	Pat Eddery John Dunlop	4	813	–	–	112	–
b c Danzig (USA) - Dubian (High Line)
Pulled hard in rear, headway on inside over 2 1/2f out, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out

11⁽⁷⁾ ½ [9¼]	7. Timboroa 64/1 David Romero Flores Robert Frankel	David Romero Flores Robert Frankel	4	813	–	–	112	–
b c Salse (USA) - Kisumu I (Damister)
In rear, modest late headway

12⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [10]	6. Fruits Of Love (USA) 52/1 M Roberts Mark Johnston	M Roberts Mark Johnston	5	813 v	–	–	110	–
b h Hansel (USA) - Vallee Secrete (USA) (Secretariat)
Mid division, 10th straight, soon ridden and beaten

13⁽¹⁴⁾ hd [10¼]	14. Agnes Flight (JPN) 128/10 H Kawachi Hiroyuki Nagahama	H Kawachi Hiroyuki Nagahama	3	89	–	–	112	–
ch c Sunday Silence (USA) - Agnes Flora (JPN) (Royal Ski)
Always in rear

14⁽⁹⁾ 3½ [13¾]	9. Air Shakur (JPN) 17/2 Yutaka Take Hideyuki Mori	Yutaka Take Hideyuki Mori	3	89	–	–	107	–
br c Sunday Silence (USA) - I Dreamed A Dream (USA) (Well Decorated)
In rear, headway around outside to go 4th over 3f out, 9th and weakening straight

15⁽¹⁵⁾ 1½ [15¼]	15. Eagle Cafe (USA) 48/1 Katsuharu Tanaka Futoshi Kojima	Katsuharu Tanaka Futoshi Kojima	3	89	–	–	105	–
b c Gulch (USA) - Net Dancer (USA) (Nureyev)
Close up on outside, 6th straight, soon weakened

16⁽¹¹⁾ 5 [20¼]	11. Silk Prima Donna (JPN) 130/1 Shinji Fujita Kenji Yamauchi	Shinji Fujita Kenji Yamauchi	3	85	–	–	93	–
b f Brian's Time (USA) - Bound To Dance (USA) (Northern Dancer)
Towards rear, weakened well over 2f out