Full Result 6.40 Tokyo (JPN) | 25 November 2018

Japan Cup in association with Longines (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m4f Firm

1st £1,990,566.91 2nd £793,956.51 3rd £495,513.37 4th £295,605.33 5th £197,070.22

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	1. Almond Eye (JPN) 2/5F Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Sakae Kunieda	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Sakae Kunieda	3	85	–	–	120	–
b f Lord Kanaloa (JPN) - Fusaichi Pandora (JPN) (Sunday Silence)
Prominent on inner, tracked leader entering straight, pushed along to join leader over 1f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong, led final 110yds

2⁽⁸⁾ 1¾	8. Kiseki (JPN) 41/5 Yuga Kawada Kazuya Nakatake	Yuga Kawada Kazuya Nakatake	4	90	–	–	120	–
bb c Rulership (JPN) - Blitz Finale (JPN) (Deep Impact)
Led, shaken up approaching final 2f, headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace thereafter

3⁽¹¹⁾ 3½ [5¼]	11. Suave Richard (JPN) 11/2 Mirco Demuro Yasushi Shono	Mirco Demuro Yasushi Shono	4	90	–	–	115	–
ch c Heart's Cry (JPN) - Pirramimma (USA) (Unbridled's Song)
Raced a little keenly in mid-division on inner, driven in 3rd 2f out, edged right under pressure over 1f out, kept on but not pace to challenge front pair closing stages

4⁽⁹⁾ nk [5½]	9. Cheval Grand (JPN) 119/10 Cristian Demuro Yasuo Tomomichi	Cristian Demuro Yasuo Tomomichi	6	90	–	–	114	–
ch h Heart's Cry (JPN) - Halwa Sweet (JPN) (Machiavellian)
Mid-division, pushed along and effort 2 1/2f out, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never close enough to trouble leaders

5⁽⁵⁾ 2 [7½]	5. Mikki Swallow (JPN) 62/1 Norihiro Yokoyama Takanori Kikuzawa	Norihiro Yokoyama Takanori Kikuzawa	4	90	–	–	111	–
b c Tosen Homareboshi (JPN) - Madre Bonita (JPN) (Jungle Pocket)


6⁽³⁾ nk [7¾]	3. Satono Diamond (JPN) 61/10 Joao Moreira Yasutoshi Ikee	Joao Moreira Yasutoshi Ikee	5	90	–	–	110	–
b h Deep Impact (JPN) - Malpensa (ARG) (Orpen)


7⁽²⁾ 1¾ [9½]	2. Happy Grin (JPN) 350/1 Takafumi Hattori Junji Tanaka	Takafumi Hattori Junji Tanaka	3	89	–	–	109	–
ch c Lohengrin (JPN) - Lady C'Est La Vie (JPN) (Agnes Tachyon)


8⁽¹⁴⁾ nk [10]	14. Win Tenderness (JPN) 88/1 Hiroyuki Uchida Haruki Sugiyama	Hiroyuki Uchida Haruki Sugiyama	5	90	–	–	107	–
ch h Company (JPN) - Moere Merci (JPN) (Magic Miles)


9⁽⁴⁾ 2 [12]	4. Satono Crown (JPN) 86/1 William Buick Noriyuki Hori	William Buick Noriyuki Hori	6	90	–	–	104	–
bb h Marju (IRE) - Jioconda (IRE) (Rossini)


10⁽⁶⁾ 5 [17]	6. Thundering Blue (USA) 51/1 Fran Berry David Menuisier	Fran Berry David Menuisier	5	90	–	–	96	–
rg g Exchange Rate (USA) - Relampago Azul (USA) (Forestry)
Waited with in rear, last and plenty to do 3f out, some moderate late progress by beaten rivals, never in contention

11⁽¹²⁾ 1¾ [18¾]	12. Capri (IRE) 31/1 Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	4	90	–	–	93	–
gr c Galileo (IRE) - Dialafara (FR) (Anabaa)
Settled in final trio, driven over 2 1/2f out but no impression, never able to get involved

12⁽¹⁰⁾ 3½ [22¼]	10. Ganko (JPN) 217/1 Masayoshi Ebina Shigeki Matsumoto	Masayoshi Ebina Shigeki Matsumoto	5	90	–	–	88	–
bb h Nakayama Festa (JPN) - Sing Up Rock (JPN) (Singspiel)


13⁽¹³⁾ 3 [25¼]	13. Noble Mars (JPN) 240/1 Ryo Takakura Hiroshi Miyamoto	Ryo Takakura Hiroshi Miyamoto	5	90	–	–	83	–
ch h Jungle Pocket (JPN) - I And You (USA) (Silver Hawk)


14⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [27¾]	7. Sounds Of Earth (JPN) 246/1 Hironobu Tanabe Kenichi Fujioka	Hironobu Tanabe Kenichi Fujioka	7	90	–	–	79	–
bb h Neo Universe (JPN) - First Violin (USA) (Dixieland Band)

14 ran Winning time: 2m 20.60s Total SP: 130%
1st owner: Silk Racing Co Ltd (Almond Eye) 1st breeder: Northern Racing
2nd owner: Tatsue Ishikawa (Kiseki)
3rd owner: NICKS Co Ltd (Suave Richard)
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6:40 Tokyo (JPN) 25 Nov 2018

Japan Cup in association with Longines (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Turf)