Full Result 6.25 Tokyo (JPN) | 30 November 2003

Japan Cup (Grade 1)

(3yo+) 1m4f Yielding

1st £1,322,346 2nd £526,638 3rd £331,034 4th £197,937 5th £130,222 6th £104,178 7th £91,155 8th £78,133

Japan Cup (Grade 1), 1m4f - Yielding, 3yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	1. Tap Dance City (USA) 128/10 Tetsuzo Sato Shozo Sasaki	Tetsuzo Sato Shozo Sasaki	6	90	–	–	126	–
b h Pleasant Tap (USA) - All Dance (USA) (Northern Dancer)
Made all, 7 lengths clear 9f out, 5 lengths clear straight, driven 2f out, ran on well, unchallenged

2⁽¹⁰⁾ 9	10. That's The Plenty (JPN) Katsumi Ando Kojiro Hashiguchi	Katsumi Ando Kojiro Hashiguchi	3	810	–	–	114	–
b c Dance In The Dark (JPN) - Bubble Prospector (USA) (Miswaki)
Raced in 2nd, pushed along straight, driven and ran on from 2f out but no impression on winner

3⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [9¾]	5. Symboli Kris S (USA) Olivier Peslier Kazuo Fujisawa	Olivier Peslier Kazuo Fujisawa	4	90	–	–	111	–
b c Kris S (USA) - Tee Kay (USA) (Gold Meridian)
Raced in 7th, 10th and pushed along in centre straight, ridden over 1 1/2f out, stayed on to take 3rd final strides

4⁽⁸⁾ hd [10]	8. Neo Universe (JPN) Mirco Demuro T Setoguchi	Mirco Demuro T Setoguchi	3	810	–	–	113	–
b c Sunday Silence (USA) - Pointed Path (Kris)
Towards rear, 8th on inside straight, ridden and ran on from over 1 1/2f out to go 3rd until no extra and lost place final strides

5⁽¹¹⁾ 1¼ [11¼]	11. Active Bio I (JPN) Koshiro Take Hiroki Sakiyama	Koshiro Take Hiroki Sakiyama	6	90	–	–	109	–
gr h Opera House - Royal Bio (JPN) (Symboli Rudolf)
Towards rear, progress from halfway and 3rd straight, under pressure 2f out, ridden and rallied from 1 1/2f out, stayed on steadily to line

6⁽¹⁷⁾ nk [11½]	17. Tigertail (FR) Thierry Gillet Rod Collet	Thierry Gillet Rod Collet	4	810	–	–	104	–
b f Priolo (USA) - Tiger Stripes I (Prince Rupert)
Towards rear, hard ridden 2f out, finished well from over 1 1/2f out, nearest at finish

7⁽⁹⁾ ½ [12]	9. Ange Gabriel (FR) Thierry Jarnet E Libaud	Thierry Jarnet E Libaud	5	90	–	–	108	–
gr h Kaldounevees (FR) - Mount Gable (Head For Heights)
Raced in 3rd, dropped back to mid-division on rail halfway, pushed along and kept on straight but never dangerous

8⁽²⁾ ½ [12½]	2. Denon (USA) Corey S Nakatani Robert Frankel	Corey S Nakatani Robert Frankel	5	90	–	–	107	–
b h Pleasant Colony (USA) - Aviance (Northfields)
Disputed 9th, 6th straight, ridden on inside 2f out, ran on until one pace final 100yds

9⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¼ [13¾]	14. Islington (IRE) Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute	Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute	4	810	–	–	101	–
b f Sadler's Wells (USA) - Hellenic (Darshaan)
Raced in 5th, pushed along straight, ridden over 1 1/2f out, ran on until no extra inside final furlong

10⁽¹²⁾ 1½ [15¼]	12. Derby Regno (JPN) Hideaki Miyuki Shigetada Takahashi	Hideaki Miyuki Shigetada Takahashi	5	90	–	–	103	–
ch h Tony Bin (IRE) - Derby Kingdom (Royal Academy)
Behind, ridden straight, never a threat

11⁽¹⁸⁾ ½ [15¾]	18. Sunrise Pegasus (JPN) Yoshitomi Shibata Sei Ishizaka	Yoshitomi Shibata Sei Ishizaka	5	90	–	–	102	–
ch h Sunday Silence (USA) - Higashi Brian (JPN) (Brian's Time)
Never a factor

12⁽⁶⁾ nk [16]	6. Ana Marie (FR) Christophe-Patrice Lemaire P Demercastel	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire P Demercastel	4	810	–	–	97	–
b f Anabaa (USA) - Marie De Ken (FR) (Kendor)
Raced in 6th, lost place approaching straight, pushed along straight, no impression

13⁽¹⁵⁾ nse [16]	15. Slew Valley (USA) J F Chavez Gary Sciacca	J F Chavez Gary Sciacca	6	90	–	–	101	–
b h Valley Crossing (USA) - Slewway (USA) (Slewpy)
Towards rear, took closer order from halfway, 4th on rail straight, hard ridden 2f out, no extra from 1 1/2f out

14⁽³⁾ ½ [16½]	3. Sakura President (JPN) Yutaka Take Futoshi Kojima	Yutaka Take Futoshi Kojima	3	810 b	–	–	103	–
b c Sunday Silence (USA) - Sedan Forever (JPN) (Maruzensky)
Raced towards rear, never dangerous

15⁽⁷⁾ 3 [19½]	7. Tsurumaru Boy (JPN) Norihiro Yokoyama Kojiro Hashiguchi	Norihiro Yokoyama Kojiro Hashiguchi	5	90	–	–	96	–
b h Dance In The Dark (JPN) - Tsurumaru Girl (JPN) (Soccer Boy)
In rear, never dangerous

16⁽¹³⁾ dist [49½]	13. Johar (USA) Alex O Solis Richard E Mandella	Alex O Solis Richard E Mandella	4	90	–	–	–	–
b c Gone West (USA) - Windsharp (USA) (Lear Fan)
Raced in 8th, 9th straight, effort over 1 1/2f out, no impression

17⁽¹⁶⁾ 2 [51½]	16. Sarafan (USA) Victor Espinoza Neil Drysdale	Victor Espinoza Neil Drysdale	6	90	–	–	–	–
b g Lear Fan (USA) - Saraa Ree (USA) (Caro)
Disputed 9th, soon under pressure and beaten straight

18⁽⁴⁾ dist [81½]	4. Fields Of Omagh (AUS) Steven King Tony McEvoy	Steven King Tony McEvoy	6	90 b	–	–	–	–
b g Rubiton (AUS) - Finneto (AUS) (Cerreto)
Raced in 4th, 7th and under pressure straight, weakened quickly