Full Result 6.20 Tokyo (JPN) | 25 November 2007

Japan Cup (Grade 1)

(3yo+) 1m4f Firm

1st £1,088,250 2nd £433,448 3rd £272,470 4th £162,950 5th £107,204 6th £75,043

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	4. Admire Moon (JPN) 99/10 Yasunari Iwata Hiroyoshi Matsuda	Yasunari Iwata Hiroyoshi Matsuda	4	90	–	–	124	–
b c End Sweep (USA) - My Katies (JPN) (Sunday Silence)
Always close up, 4th straight on inside, went 2nd 2f out, led distance, ridden out and ran on well to hold on

2⁽²⁾ hd	2. Pop Rock (JPN) 19/2 Olivier Peslier Katsuhiko Sumii	Olivier Peslier Katsuhiko Sumii	6	90	–	–	123	–
b h Helissio (FR) - Pops (JPN) (Sunday Silence)
Always close up, 5th straight, ridden and headway in middle over 1f out, went 2nd 100yds out, ran on well, just failed

3⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [½]	10. Meisho Samson (JPN) 4/5F Yutaka Take Shigetada Takahashi	Yutaka Take Shigetada Takahashi	4	90	–	–	123	–
b c Opera House - My Vivien (JPN) (Dancing Brave)
Mid-division, came wide on turn, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, 4th 1f out, ran on

4⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [1½]	11. Vodka (JPN) 51/10 Hirofumi Shii Katsuhiko Sumii	Hirofumi Shii Katsuhiko Sumii	3	85	–	–	118	–
b f Tanino Gimlet (JPN) - Tanino Sister (JPN) (Rousillon)
Held up in rear, last 4f out, headway and moved to outside from 2 1/2f out, stayed on well until no extra final 100yds

5⁽¹⁸⁾ 1¼ [2¾]	18. Delta Blues (JPN) 146/1 Yuga Kawada Katsuhiko Sumii	Yuga Kawada Katsuhiko Sumii	6	90	–	–	119	–
b h Dance In The Dark (JPN) - Dixie Splash (USA) (Dixieland Band)
Always close up, 6th straight, kept on one pace final 2f

6⁽⁵⁾ nk [3]	5. Chosan (JPN) 62/1 Norihiro Yokoyama Toshiaki Shimizu	Norihiro Yokoyama Toshiaki Shimizu	5	90	–	–	119	–
b h Dance In The Dark (JPN) - Stay Young (JPN) (Soccer Boy)
Led after 1f until headed at distance, one pace

7⁽⁷⁾ 2 [5]	7. Papal Bull 51/1 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	4	90	–	–	116	–
b c Montjeu (IRE) - Mialuna (Zafonic)
Slowly into stride, towards rear to straight, stayed on from over 1f out, never a factor

8⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [5¾]	8. Artiste Royal (IRE) 36/1 Joseph Talamo Neil Drysdale	Joseph Talamo Neil Drysdale	6	90 b	–	–	115	–
b h Danehill (USA) - Agathe (USA) (Manila)
In touch, 7th straight, ridden 2f out, one pace

9⁽¹²⁾ nk [6]	12. Fusaichi Pandora (JPN) 74/1 Shinji Fujita Toshiaki Shirai	Shinji Fujita Toshiaki Shirai	4	810 h	–	–	110	–
ch f Sunday Silence (USA) - Lotta Lace (USA) (Nureyev)
First to show, tracked leaders, 3rd straight, went 2nd 2 1/2f out, still 3rd 1f out, weakened quickly

10⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [7½]	9. Inti Raimi (JPN) 32/5 Tetsuzo Sato Shozo Sasaki	Tetsuzo Sato Shozo Sasaki	5	90	–	–	112	–
b h Special Week (JPN) - Andes Lady (JPN) (Northern Taste)
Mid-division to straight, effort on outside 2f out, soon beaten

11⁽¹⁶⁾ hd [7¾]	16. Saddex 72/1 T Mundry P Rau	T Mundry P Rau	4	90	–	–	111	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Remote Romance (USA) (Irish River)
Held up towards rear, 17th straight, hung left and bumped rival over 2f out, never a factor

12⁽¹⁾ ½ [8¼]	1. Erimo Harrier (JPN) 204/1 Koshiro Take Hidetaka Tadokoro	Koshiro Take Hidetaka Tadokoro	7	90 h	–	–	111	–
b g Generous (IRE) - Erimo Hustler (JPN) (Bravest Roman)
Always towards rear

13⁽³⁾ ¾ [9]	3. Cosmo Bulk (JPN) 109/1 Masami Matsuoka Kazunori Tabe	Masami Matsuoka Kazunori Tabe	6	90	–	–	109	–
b h Zagreb (USA) - Iseno Tosho (JPN) (Tosho Boy)
Tracked leader, 2nd straight, weakened 2f out

14⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [9½]	14. Dream Passport (JPN) 15/1 Katsumi Ando Hiroyoshi Matsuda	Katsumi Ando Hiroyoshi Matsuda	4	90	–	–	109	–
br c Fuji Kiseki (JPN) - Grace Land (JPN) (Tony Bin)
Always towards rear

15⁽¹⁵⁾ 1 [10½]	15. Rosenkreuz (JPN) 224/1 Yusuke Fujioka Kojiro Hashiguchi	Yusuke Fujioka Kojiro Hashiguchi	5	90	–	–	107	–
br h Sunday Silence (USA) - Rose Colour (JPN) (Shirley Heights)
Last straight, bumped over 2f out, always behind

16⁽¹³⁾ 5 [15½]	13. Hiraboku Royal (JPN) 258/1 Hiroki Goto Ryuji Okubo	Hiroki Goto Ryuji Okubo	3	810 b	–	–	101	–
b c Tanino Gimlet (JPN) - Mars Violet (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Prominent to approaching straight, soon beaten

17⁽¹⁷⁾ 3 [18½]	17. Halicarnassus (IRE) 165/1 Darryll Holland Mick Channon	Darryll Holland Mick Channon	3	810	–	–	96	–
b c Cape Cross (IRE) - Launch Time (USA) (Relaunch)
Mid-division, pushed along on outside over 3f out, beaten over 2f out

18⁽⁶⁾ 7 [25½]	6. Victory (JPN) 47/1 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Hidetaka Otonashi	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Hidetaka Otonashi	3	810	–	–	85	–
b c Brian's Time (USA) - Grace Admire (JPN) (Tony Bin)
Mid-division, beaten over 2f out