Full Result 6.20 Tokyo (JPN) | 27 November 2011

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

(3yo+) 1m4f Firm

1st £2,000,663.09 2nd £797,158.19 3rd £501,199.87 4th £299,968.42 5th £197,347.65

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

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	2. Buena Vista (JPN) 12/5 Yasunari Iwata Hiroyoshi Matsuda	Yasunari Iwata Hiroyoshi Matsuda	5	89	–	–	121	–
bb m Special Week (JPN) - Biwa Heidi (JPN) (Caerleon)
Midfield on inner, ridden over 2f out, strong challenge over 1f out, led inside final 100yds, kept on well

2⁽¹⁶⁾ nk	16. Tosen Jordan (JPN) 131/10 Craig A Williams Yasutoshi Ikee	Craig A Williams Yasutoshi Ikee	5	90	–	–	125	–
b h Jungle Pocket (JPN) - Every Whisper (JPN) (Northern Taste)
Chased clear leader, third and ridden over 3f out, led over 1f out, headed final 100yds, kept on

3⁽¹⁾ 1¾ [2]	1. Jaguar Mail (JPN) 106/1 Hirofumi Shii Noriyuki Hori	Hirofumi Shii Noriyuki Hori	7	90	–	–	122	–
b h Jungle Pocket (JPN) - Haya Beni Komachi (JPN) (Sunday Silence)
Held up on inner, steady progress on rail over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, ran on well final 1f but not pace of leading duo

4⁽⁵⁾ ½ [2½]	5. Trailblazer (JPN) 43/1 Yutaka Take Yasutoshi Ikee	Yutaka Take Yasutoshi Ikee	4	90	–	–	121	–
b c Zenno Rob Roy (JPN) - Lirio (USA) (Forty Niner)
Front rank of main group, ridden to challenge over 2f out, kept on same pace

5⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [3¼]	12. Win Variation (JPN) 137/10 Katsumi Ando Masahiro Matsunaga	Katsumi Ando Masahiro Matsunaga	3	89	–	–	121	–
b c Heart's Cry (JPN) - Super Ballerina (CAN) (Storm Bird)
Held up in last group, rapid move on outer 5f out, second and challenged over 4f out, slight lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra

6⁽¹³⁾ nk [3½]	13. Danedream (GER) 23/10F Andrasch Starke P Schiergen	Andrasch Starke P Schiergen	3	85	–	–	117	–
b f Lomitas - Danedrop (IRE) (Danehill)
Held up, ridden over 3f out, run on outer over 2f out, ran on final 1f, never able to challenge

7⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¼ [4¾]	14. Shareta (IRE) 35/1 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire A De Royer-Dupre	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire A De Royer-Dupre	3	85	–	–	116	–
b f Sinndar (IRE) - Shawara (IRE) (Barathea)
Midfield on outer, ridden over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, ran on final 1f, nearest finish

8⁽¹⁵⁾ nk [5¼]	15. Eishin Flash (JPN) 103/10 Kenichi Ikezoe Hideaki Fujiwara	Kenichi Ikezoe Hideaki Fujiwara	4	90	–	–	117	–
bb c King's Best (USA) - Moonlady (GER) (Platini)
Midfield, switched to outer over 2f out, hard ridden over 1f out, faded final 100yds

9⁽³⁾ ¾ [6]	3. Rose Kingdom (JPN) 21/1 Ioritz Mendizabal Kojiro Hashiguchi	Ioritz Mendizabal Kojiro Hashiguchi	4	90	–	–	116	–
bb c King Kamehameha (JPN) - Rosebud (JPN) (Sunday Silence)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, kept on

10⁽⁴⁾ hd [6]	4. Oken Bruce Lee (JPN) 45/1 Masayoshi Ebina Hidetaka Otonashi	Masayoshi Ebina Hidetaka Otonashi	6	90	–	–	116	–
ch h Jungle Pocket (JPN) - Silver Joy (CAN) (Silver Deputy)
Held up in last group, last over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never able to challenge

11⁽⁶⁾ nse [6¼]	6. To The Glory (JPN) 153/10 Yuichi Fukunaga Yasutoshi Ikee	Yuichi Fukunaga Yasutoshi Ikee	4	90	–	–	116	–
b c King Kamehameha (JPN) - To The Victory (JPN) (Sunday Silence)
Took keen hold in front rank of main group, ridden 2f out, challenge over 1f out, weakened final 100yds

12⁽⁹⁾ nk [6½]	9. Sarah Lynx (IRE) 94/1 Christophe Soumillon J E Hammond	Christophe Soumillon J E Hammond	4	89	–	–	111	–
b f Montjeu (IRE) - Steel Princess (IRE) (Danehill)
Held up on inner, ridden over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out

13⁽⁸⁾ 4 [10½]	8. Victoire Pisa (JPN) 99/10 Mirco Demuro Katsuhiko Sumii	Mirco Demuro Katsuhiko Sumii	4	90	–	–	109	–
bb c Neo Universe (JPN) - Whitewater Affair (Machiavellian)
Held up in last, ridden on outer over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, weakened

14⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [11¼]	11. Mission Approved (USA) 168/1 J L Espinoza Naipaul Chatterpaul	J L Espinoza Naipaul Chatterpaul	7	90	–	–	108	–
b h With Approval (CAN) - Fortunate Find (USA) (Fortunate Prospect)
Led, hard pressed over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened

15⁽¹⁰⁾ 3½ [14¾]	10. King Top Gun (JPN) 239/1 Keita Tosaki Ippo Sameshima	Keita Tosaki Ippo Sameshima	8	90	–	–	102	–
b h Mayano Top Gun (JPN) - Glittering Flower (JPN) (Maruzensky)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out

16⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [16]	7. Pelusa (JPN) 13/2 Norihiro Yokoyama Kazuo Fujisawa	Norihiro Yokoyama Kazuo Fujisawa	4	90	–	–	100	–
ch c Zenno Rob Roy (JPN) - Argentine Star (ARG) (Candy Stripes)
Held up, ridden over 2f out, weakened and eased final furlong