Full Result 6.20 Tokyo (JPN) | 28 November 2010

Japan Cup (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m4f Firm

1st £1,689,613.85 2nd £672,969.37 3rd £423,035.95 4th £252,996.01 5th £166,444.74

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
2⁽¹⁶⁾	16. Buena Vista (JPN) 9/10F Christophe Soumillon Hiroyoshi Matsuda	Christophe Soumillon Hiroyoshi Matsuda	4	89	–	–	122	–
bb f Special Week (JPN) - Biwa Heidi (JPN) (Caerleon)
Settled midfield from start, smooth headway on outside approaching 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, edged left and slightly impeded Rose Kingdom inside final furlong, ran on strongly to lead 110yds out, pushed clear, finished 1st, disqualified and placed 2nd

1⁽⁶⁾ 1¾	6. Rose Kingdom (JPN) 78/10 Yutaka Take Kojiro Hashiguchi	Yutaka Take Kojiro Hashiguchi	3	89	–	–	124	–
bb c King Kamehameha (JPN) - Rosebud (JPN) (Sunday Silence)
Settled in 5th early, raced in 8th back straight, 5th 3f out and travelling well on rail, switched outside approaching 2f out, 4th when slightly impeded inside final furlong, ran on well under pressure to take 2nd on line, finished 2nd, awarded the race

3⁽²⁾ nse [1¾]	2. Victoire Pisa (JPN) 27/1 Maxime Guyon Katsuhiko Sumii	Maxime Guyon Katsuhiko Sumii	3	89	–	–	124	–
bb c Neo Universe (JPN) - Whitewater Affair (Machiavellian)
Tracked leader on rail, ridden and ran on 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on under pressure, headed final 110yds, lost 2nd on line

4⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [2½]	8. Jaguar Mail (JPN) 194/10 Ryan Moore Noriyuki Hori	Ryan Moore Noriyuki Hori	6	90 b	–	–	122	–
b h Jungle Pocket (JPN) - Haya Beni Komachi (JPN) (Sunday Silence)
Waited with towards rear, 16th 2 1/2f out, soon made headway on outside, stayed on under pressure to take 4th inside final 100yds, never nearer

5⁽⁷⁾ nk [2¾]	7. Pelusa (JPN) 74/10 Katsumi Ando Kazuo Fujisawa	Katsumi Ando Kazuo Fujisawa	3	89	–	–	122	–
ch c Zenno Rob Roy (JPN) - Argentine Star (ARG) (Candy Stripes)
Settled in last, stayed on from 2f out, nearest at finish

6⁽¹³⁾ ½ [3¼]	13. Meisho Beluga (JPN) 62/1 Kenichi Ikezoe Kaneo Ikezoe	Kenichi Ikezoe Kaneo Ikezoe	5	89	–	–	115	–
gr m French Deputy (USA) - Papago (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Raced towards final third, 3f out, 12th and ran on 2f out, not quicken final 150yds, never able to threaten leaders

7⁽¹⁴⁾ nse [3½]	14. Oken Bruce Lee (JPN) 148/10 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Hidetaka Otonashi	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Hidetaka Otonashi	5	90	–	–	120	–
ch h Jungle Pocket (JPN) - Silver Joy (CAN) (Silver Deputy)
Pushed along to go pace early stages, settled in rear, 17th halfway, ridden inside final 3f, headway on outside approaching 2f out, not pace to challenge

8⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [4¾]	10. Eishin Flash (JPN) 113/10 Hiroyuki Uchida Hideaki Fujiwara	Hiroyuki Uchida Hideaki Fujiwara	3	89	–	–	119	–
bb c King's Best (USA) - Moonlady (GER) (Platini)
Always prominent (4th for much of race), 3rd 2 1/2f out, soon ridden, 4th inside final furlong, not quicken under strong pressure, weakened close home

9⁽¹⁸⁾ nse [4¾]	18. Cirrus Des Aigles (FR) 108/1 Franck Blondel Mme C Barande-Barbe	Franck Blondel Mme C Barande-Barbe	4	90	–	–	118	–
b g Even Top (IRE) - Taille De Guepe (FR) (Septieme Ciel)
Waited with towards rear, kept on final 1 1/2f under strong driving, never able to challenge

10⁽¹²⁾ ½ [5¼]	12. Joshua Tree (IRE) 40/1 Colm O'Donoghue A P O'Brien	Colm O'Donoghue A P O'Brien	3	89	–	–	118	–
b c Montjeu (IRE) - Madeira Mist (IRE) (Grand Lodge)
Waited with in midfield on inside, headway under pressure to go 6th 1f out, unable to quicken and weakened final 110yds

11⁽³⁾ ¾ [6]	3. Dandino 130/1 Paul Mulrennan James Given	Paul Mulrennan James Given	3	89 b¹	–	–	117	–
br c Dansili - Generous Diana (Generous)
Settled in in final third on rail, effort 2 1/2f out, no impression on leaders

12⁽⁴⁾ hd [6¼]	4. Shingen (JPN) 46/1 Shinji Fujita Hirofumi Toda	Shinji Fujita Hirofumi Toda	7	90	–	–	116	–
b h White Muzzle - Nifty Heart (JPN) (Sunday Silence)
Broke well and led, 1 1/2 length clear inside final 2f, headed over 1f out, soon beaten and weakened final 100yds

13⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [7¾]	5. Mores Wells 98/1 Sebastien Maillot Richard Gibson	Sebastien Maillot Richard Gibson	6	90 b	–	–	114	–
b h Sadler's Wells (USA) - Endorsement (Warning)
Settled 10th, ridden and unable to quicken from 2f out, never threatened

14⁽¹¹⁾ nk [8]	11. Nakayama Festa (JPN) 67/10 Masayoshi Ebina Yoshitaka Ninomiya	Masayoshi Ebina Yoshitaka Ninomiya	4	90	–	–	113	–
b c Stay Gold (JPN) - Dear Wink (JPN) (Tight Spot)
Prominent early, settled in 6th, travelling well 3f out, soon ridden, not quicken from over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong

15⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [9½]	9. Timos (GER) 119/1 Olivier Peslier T Doumen	Olivier Peslier T Doumen	5	90	–	–	111	–
ch h Sholokhov (IRE) - Triclaria (GER) (Surumu)
Never placed to challenge

16⁽¹⁾ 1 [10½]	1. Voila Ici (IRE) 66/1 Mirco Demuro Vittorio Caruso	Mirco Demuro Vittorio Caruso	5	90	–	–	109	–
gr h Daylami (IRE) - Far Hope (Barathea)
Chased leaders on inside rail, disputing 4th 3f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f

17⁽¹⁷⁾ 7 [17½]	17. Marinous (FR) 86/1 Davy Bonilla F Head	Davy Bonilla F Head	4	90	–	–	98	–
b c Numerous (USA) - Marende (FR) (Panoramic I)
Raced keenly in midfield early, 9th 3f out, no impression, weakened final 2f

18⁽¹⁵⁾ dist [47½]	15. Fifty Proof (CAN) 89/1 Justin Stein Ian Black	Justin Stein Ian Black	4	90	–	–	–	–
ch g Whiskey Wisdom (CAN) - Phi Beta (USA) (Horatius)
Prominent (disputed 2nd and 3rd much of the way), 4th 3f out, gradually weakened final 2 1/2f