Full Result 7.40 Hanshin (JPN) | 23 June 2013

Takarazuka Kinen (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m3f Firm

1st £953,256.71 2nd £380,814.53 3rd £236,526.18 4th £141,904.36 5th £93,656.88

Takarazuka Kinen (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Turf), 1m3f - Firm, 3yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	10. Gold Ship (JPN) 19/10 Hiroyuki Uchida Naosuke Sugai	Hiroyuki Uchida Naosuke Sugai	4	92	–	–	126	–
gr c Stay Gold (JPN) - Point Flag (JPN) (Mejiro McQueen)
Pushed along to go forward in early stages, soon prominent in main body of field on outer, ridden over 3f out, closed on leader from over 2f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong and stormed clear, impressive

2⁽⁴⁾ 3½	4. Danon Ballade (JPN) 43/1 Yuga Kawada Yasutoshi Ikee	Yuga Kawada Yasutoshi Ikee	5	92	–	–	120	–
bb h Deep Impact (JPN) - Lady Ballade (IRE) (Unbridled)
Chased clear leader, ridden and closed from over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong and readily outpaced by winner, stayed on

3⁽¹¹⁾ nk [3¾]	11. Gentildonna (JPN) 7/5F Yasunari Iwata Sei Ishizaka	Yasunari Iwata Sei Ishizaka	4	811	–	–	114	–
b f Deep Impact (JPN) - Donna Blini (Bertolini)
Took keen hold, broke well and quickly across from widest draw, prominent in main body of field on inner, ridden and closed on leader from over 2f out, went 3rd just inside final furlong, soon outpaced by winner, stayed on

4⁽³⁾ ½ [4¼]	3. Fenomeno (JPN) 11/5 Masayoshi Ebina Hirofumi Toda	Masayoshi Ebina Hirofumi Toda	4	92	–	–	119	–
bb c Stay Gold (JPN) - De Laroche (IRE) (Danehill)
Midfield on outer, ridden 3f out, headway from over 2f out, stayed on to go 4th inside final furlong, not pace of winner

5⁽⁶⁾ 2 [6¼]	6. Tosen Ra (JPN) 132/10 Yutaka Take Hideaki Fujiwara	Yutaka Take Hideaki Fujiwara	5	92	–	–	115	–
bb h Deep Impact (JPN) - Princess Olivia (USA) (Lycius)
Midfield on inner, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to go 5th inside final furlong, not pace to challenge

6⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [7¾]	8. Nakayama Knight (JPN) 48/1 Yoshitomi Shibata Yoshitaka Ninomiya	Yoshitomi Shibata Yoshitaka Ninomiya	5	92	–	–	112	–
ch h Stay Gold (JPN) - Fiji Girl (JPN) (Cacoethes)
Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to take never dangerous 6th inside final furlong

7⁽⁹⁾ nk [8]	9. Rosen Konig (JPN) 56/1 Craig A Williams Kojiro Hashiguchi	Craig A Williams Kojiro Hashiguchi	4	92	–	–	112	–
bb c Symboli Kris S (USA) - Rosebud (JPN) (Sunday Silence)
Steadied and held up in last, ridden and headway from over 2f out, stayed on down wide outside to take never dangerous 7th inside final furlong

8⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [9¾]	7. Smart Gear (JPN) 159/1 Kohei Matsuyama Masaru Sayama	Kohei Matsuyama Masaru Sayama	8	92	–	–	109	–
ch h Marvelous Sunday (JPN) - Squarehead Line (JPN) (Pas De Seul)
Held up in last pair on outer, ridden over 2f out, plugged on but never a factor

9⁽²⁾ 3½ [13¼]	2. Tanino Epaulette (JPN) 246/1 Suguru Hamanaka Akira Murayama	Suguru Hamanaka Akira Murayama	6	92	–	–	102	–
b h Dance In The Dark (JPN) - Tanino Charis (JPN) (Generous)
Held up in last trio on inner, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced and beaten, never a factor

10⁽⁵⁾ nse [13½]	5. Silport (JPN) 46/1 Manabu Sakai Masato Nishizono	Manabu Sakai Masato Nishizono	8	92	–	–	102	–
b h White Muzzle - Speranza (JPN) (Sunday Silence)
Led and soon clear, 20 lengths ahead 3f out, steadily diminishing advantage from over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra and weakened

11⁽¹⁾ 1½ [15]	1. Hit The Target (JPN) 90/1 Yuichi Fukunaga Keiji Kato	Yuichi Fukunaga Keiji Kato	5	92	–	–	99	–
ch h King Kamehameha (JPN) - Latir (JPN) (Tamamo Cross)
Midfield on inner, ridden over 2f out, outpaced and beaten entering final furlong, faded and dropped to last