Full Result 6.40 Tokyo (JPN) | 26 November 2023

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

(3yo+) 1m4f Good To Firm

1st £3,171,349.45 2nd £1,265,760.32 3rd £821,701.91 4th £472,054.38 5th £314,702.92

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	2. Equinox (JPN) 30/100F Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Tetsuya Kimura	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Tetsuya Kimura	4	92	–	–	134	–
bb c Kitasan Black (JPN) - Chateau Blanche (JPN) (King Halo)
Raced in third behind clear leader, went second 2f out, nudged along when led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, eased towards finish, brilliant

2⁽¹⁾ 4	1. Liberty Island (JPN) 27/10 Yuga Kawada Mitsumasa Nakauchida	Yuga Kawada Mitsumasa Nakauchida	3	87	–	–	120	–
b f Duramente (JPN) - Yankee Rose (AUS) (All American)
Raced in fourth, ridden over 2f out, stayed on into second inside final furlong, no chance with winner

3⁽¹⁷⁾ 1 [5]	17. Stars On Earth (JPN) 26/1 William Buick Mizuki Takayanagi	William Buick Mizuki Takayanagi	4	811	–	–	117	–
bb f Duramente (JPN) - Southern Stars (Smart Strike)
Raced in fifth, ridden 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, took third inside final furlong

4⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [5¾]	5. Do Deuce (JPN) 122/10 Keita Tosaki Yasuo Tomomichi	Keita Tosaki Yasuo Tomomichi	4	92	–	–	121	–
b c Heart's Cry (JPN) - Dust And Diamonds (USA) (Vindication)
Took keen hold, raced in midfield under a tight hold, more than 20 lengths off clear leader halfway, sixth and plenty to do 3f out, stayed on under pressure from 2f out, never nearer

5⁽³⁾ 2 [7¾]	3. Titleholder (JPN) 182/10 Kazuo Yokoyama Toru Kurita	Kazuo Yokoyama Toru Kurita	5	92	–	–	118	–
b h Duramente (JPN) - Mowen (Motivator)


6⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [8¾]	10. Danon Beluga (JPN) 32/1 Joao Moreira Noriyuki Hori	Joao Moreira Noriyuki Hori	4	92	–	–	116	–
b c Heart's Cry (JPN) - Coasted (USA) (Tizway)
Towards rear of midfield, plenty to do halfway, stayed on from over 2f out, never in contention

7⁽⁹⁾ nk [9]	9. Vela Azul (JPN) 99/1 Hollie Doyle Kunihiko Watanabe	Hollie Doyle Kunihiko Watanabe	6	92	–	–	116	–
bl h Eishin Flash (JPN) - Vela Blanca (JPN) (Kurofune)


8⁽⁴⁾ nk [9¼]	4. Studley (JPN) 565/1 Tom Marquand Yutaka Okumura	Tom Marquand Yutaka Okumura	5	92	–	–	115	–
b h Harbinger - Win Floraison (JPN) (Fuji Kiseki)


9⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [10¾]	7. Iresine (FR) 110/1 Mme Marie Velon J-P Gauvin	Mme Marie Velon J-P Gauvin	6	92	–	–	113	–
b g Manduro (GER) - Inanga (Oasis Dream)


10⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [11¼]	14. Deep Bond (JPN) 83/1 Ryuji Wada Ryuji Okubo	Ryuji Wada Ryuji Okubo	6	92	–	–	112	–
br h Kizuna (JPN) - Zephyranthes (JPN) (King Halo)


11⁽¹⁵⁾ 1 [12¼]	15. Shonan Bashitto (JPN) 500/1 Mirco Demuro Naosuke Sugai	Mirco Demuro Naosuke Sugai	3	811	–	–	110	–
b c Silver State (JPN) - Guillem (JPN) (Medaglia d'Oro)


12⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [13½]	8. Panthalassa (JPN) 45/1 Yutaka Yoshida Yoshito Yahagi	Yutaka Yoshida Yoshito Yahagi	6	92	–	–	108	–
b h Lord Kanaloa (JPN) - Miss Pemberley (IRE) (Montjeu)


13⁽¹⁶⁾ 7 [20½]	16. Impress (JPN) 700/1 Kosei Miura Shozo Sasaki	Kosei Miura Shozo Sasaki	4	92	–	–	97	–
bb c Kizuna (JPN) - Beatrice (Dr Fong)


14⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [21¼]	6. Forward Again (JPN) 933/1 Hiroto Mayuzumi Eiji Nakano	Hiroto Mayuzumi Eiji Nakano	6	92	–	–	96	–
b g Rose Kingdom (JPN) - A Shin Shiner (JPN) (Grass Wonder)


15⁽¹⁸⁾ 5 [26¼]	18. Win Erfolg (JPN) 415/1 Nanako Fujita Yasuhiro Nemoto	Nanako Fujita Yasuhiro Nemoto	6	92	–	–	88	–
b h Gold Ship (JPN) - Success Strain (JPN) (Tikkanen)


16⁽¹¹⁾ 2 [28¼]	11. Trust Kenshin (JPN) 933/1 Kiwamu Ogino Fumimasa Takahashi	Kiwamu Ogino Fumimasa Takahashi	8	92	–	–	85	–
b h Heart's Cry (JPN) - Aphelandra (JPN) (El Condor Pasa)


17⁽¹²⁾ 2½ [30¾]	12. Chestnut Coat (JPN) 750/1 Hironobu Tanabe Ikko Tanaka	Hironobu Tanabe Ikko Tanaka	9	92	–	–	81	–
ch h Heart's Cry (JPN) - White Veil (JPN) (Kurofune)


18⁽¹³⁾ 5 [35¾]	13. Kurino Megami Ace (JPN) 933/1 Tomohiro Yoshimura Mitsuru Ishibashi	Tomohiro Yoshimura Mitsuru Ishibashi	4	811	–	–	68	–
ch f Espoir City (JPN) - Kurino Bandaisan (JPN) (French Deputy)