Full Result 6.40 Hanshin (JPN) | 7 December 2008

Japan Cup Dirt (Grade 1) (Dirt)

(3yo+) 1m1f Fast

1st £600,639 2nd £238,421 3rd £150,688 4th £89,936 5th £58,458

Japan Cup Dirt (Grade 1) (Dirt), 1m1f - Fast, 3yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	10. Kane Hekili (JPN) 44/5 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Katsuhiko Sumii	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Katsuhiko Sumii	6	90	–	–	118	–
ch h Fuji Kiseki (JPN) - Life Out There (USA) (Deputy Minister)
Always close up, 5th straight, led 1f out, driven out

2⁽⁵⁾ hd	5. Meisho Tokon (JPN) 25/1 Shinji Fujita I Yasuda	Shinji Fujita I Yasuda	6	90	–	–	117	–
b h Mayano Top Gun (JPN) - Lunar Sphere (JPN) (Jade Robbery)


3⁽⁶⁾ nk [½]	6. Vermilion (JPN) 6/5F Yasunari Iwata Sei Ishizaka	Yasunari Iwata Sei Ishizaka	6	90	–	–	117	–
bb h El Condor Pasa (USA) - Scarlet Lady (JPN) (Sunday Silence)


4⁽³⁾ 1¾ [2¼]	3. Sunrise Bacchus (JPN) 21/1 Tetsuzo Sato Hidetaka Otonashi	Tetsuzo Sato Hidetaka Otonashi	6	90	–	–	113	–
br h Hennessy (USA) - Real Sapphire (JPN) (Real Shadai)


5⁽¹²⁾ hd [2½]	12. Blue Concorde (JPN) 35/1 Hideaki Miyuki Toshiyuki Hattori	Hideaki Miyuki Toshiyuki Hattori	8	90	–	–	113	–
b h Fusaichi Concorde (JPN) - Ebisu Family (JPN) (Brian's Time)


6⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [3¼]	11. Casino Drive (USA) 61/10 Katsumi Ando Kazuo Fujisawa	Katsumi Ando Kazuo Fujisawa	3	811	–	–	110	–
ch c Mineshaft (USA) - Better Than Honour (USA) (Deputy Minister)
Mid-division, headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong

7⁽¹⁴⁾ 1 [4¼]	14. Furioso (JPN) 47/1 Keita Tosaki Masayuki Kawashima	Keita Tosaki Masayuki Kawashima	4	90	–	–	109	–
ch c Brian's Time (USA) - Fursa (USA) (Mr Prospector)


8⁽⁷⁾ nse [4¼]	7. Success Brocken (JPN) 17/5 Norihiro Yokoyama Hideaki Fujiwara	Norihiro Yokoyama Hideaki Fujiwara	3	811	–	–	108	–
br c Symboli Kris S (USA) - Success Beauty (JPN) (Sunday Silence)


9⁽¹⁾ 1¾ [6]	1. Wonder Speed (JPN) 27/1 Futoshi Komaki Tomohiko Hatsuki	Futoshi Komaki Tomohiko Hatsuki	6	90	–	–	105	–
bb h King Glorious (USA) - Wonder Heritage (USA) (Pleasant Tap)


10⁽¹⁵⁾ nse [6]	15. Wild Wonder (JPN) 27/1 Masayoshi Ebina Takashi Kubota	Masayoshi Ebina Takashi Kubota	6	90	–	–	105	–
b h Brian's Time (USA) - Waltz Dancer (JPN) (Sunday Silence)


11⁽¹⁶⁾ 3½ [9½]	16. Bonneville Record (JPN) 49/1 Hiroyuki Uchida Masahiro Horii	Hiroyuki Uchida Masahiro Horii	6	90	–	–	98	–
b h Assatis (USA) - Daiwa Stan (JPN) (Maruzensky)


12⁽²⁾ 4 [13½]	2. Frost Giant (USA) 56/1 Cornelio H Velasquez Richard Dutrow Jr	Cornelio H Velasquez Richard Dutrow Jr	5	90	–	–	89	–
ch h Giant's Causeway (USA) - Takesmybreathaway (USA) (Gone West)
Always towards rear

13⁽⁸⁾ nk [13¾]	8. Tin Cup Chalice (USA) 20/1 Edgar S Prado Michael LeCesse	Edgar S Prado Michael LeCesse	3	811	–	–	88	–
b g Crusader Sword (USA) - Twice Forbidden (USA) (Spectacular Bid)
Led over 4f, close 2nd straight, weakened well over 1f out

14⁽⁹⁾ 4 [17¾]	9. Admire Fuji (JPN) 25/1 Yuga Kawada Mitsuru Hashida	Yuga Kawada Mitsuru Hashida	6	90	–	–	80	–
b h Admire Vega (JPN) - Admire Lapis (IRE) (Be My Guest)


15⁽⁴⁾ dist [47¾]	4. Meisho Battler (JPN) 102/1 Yuichi Fukunaga Naritada Takahashi	Yuichi Fukunaga Naritada Takahashi	8	89	–	–	–	–
b m Meisho Homura (JPN) - Meisho Hagoromo (JPN) (Dyna Gulliver)