Full Result 7.40 Kyoto (JPN) | 4 May 2014

Tenno Sho (Spring) (Grade 1) (4yo+) (Turf)

(4yo+) 2m Firm

1st £778,733.65 2nd £310,162.88 3rd £192,360.63 4th £114,705.21 5th £75,705.44

Tenno Sho (Spring) (Grade 1) (4yo+) (Turf), 2m - Firm, 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	7. Fenomeno (JPN) 105/10 Masayoshi Ebina Hirofumi Toda	Masayoshi Ebina Hirofumi Toda	5	92	–	–	115	–
bb h Stay Gold (JPN) - De Laroche (IRE) (Danehill)
Midfield on inner, switched out and ridden over 2f out, stayed on strongly and led inside final furlong, driven out and held on well

2⁽¹²⁾ nk	12. Win Variation (JPN) 11/2 Koshiro Take Masahiro Matsunaga	Koshiro Take Masahiro Matsunaga	6	92	–	–	115	–
b h Heart's Cry (JPN) - Super Ballerina (CAN) (Storm Bird)
Held up towards rear, headway on outer 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on strongly and went 2nd well inside final furlong, not quite pace of winner and just held

3⁽⁶⁾ nse [¼]	6. Hokko Brave (JPN) 101/1 Hironobu Tanabe Yasutoshi Matsunaga	Hironobu Tanabe Yasutoshi Matsunaga	6	92	–	–	115	–
b h Marvelous Sunday (JPN) - Hokko Memory (JPN) (Dancing Brave)
Midfield on inner, switched out and ridden over 2f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong and went 3rd towards finish, closed rapidly on front pair, just failed

4⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [¾]	14. Kizuna (JPN) 7/10F Yutaka Take Shozo Sasaki	Yutaka Take Shozo Sasaki	4	92	–	–	117	–
bb c Deep Impact (JPN) - Catequil (CAN) (Storm Cat)
Held up in last pair, headway on wide outside 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, nearest finish

5⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [2¼]	9. Tanino Epaulette (JPN) 168/1 Ryuji Wada Akira Murayama	Ryuji Wada Akira Murayama	7	92	–	–	113	–
b h Dance In The Dark (JPN) - Tanino Charis (JPN) (Generous)
Held up towards rear on inner, headway on rail into straight, stayed on well inside final furlong but not quite pace to challenge

6⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [2¾]	10. Fame Game (JPN) 91/1 Hiroshi Kitamura Yoshitada Munakata	Hiroshi Kitamura Yoshitada Munakata	4	92	–	–	115	–
bb g Heart's Cry (JPN) - Hall Of Fame (JPN) (Allez Milord)
Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on under pressure in straight and went 6th final strides, never nearer

7⁽⁸⁾ nk [3¼]	8. Gold Ship (JPN) 33/10 Craig A Williams Naosuke Sugai	Craig A Williams Naosuke Sugai	5	92 b	–	–	112	–
gr h Stay Gold (JPN) - Point Flag (JPN) (Mejiro McQueen)
Dwelt and held up in last, pushed along and headway on wide outside into straight, ridden over 1f out, stayed on steadily but not pace to challenge

8⁽³⁾ hd [3¼]	3. Satono Noblesse (JPN) 36/1 Suguru Hamanaka Yasutoshi Ikee	Suguru Hamanaka Yasutoshi Ikee	4	92	–	–	115	–
bb c Deep Impact (JPN) - Cry With Joy (JPN) (Tony Bin)
Pushed along to go forward and led, ridden 2f out, still 1 length clear just over 1f out, strongly pressed and headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost multiple places towards finish

9⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [3¾]	11. Last Impact (JPN) 53/1 Yuga Kawada Hiroyoshi Matsuda	Yuga Kawada Hiroyoshi Matsuda	4	92	–	–	114	–
bb c Deep Impact (JPN) - Superior Pearl (JPN) (Timber Country)
Midfield early, rapid headway and prominent before halfway, ridden in 2nd 2f out, chased leader but never quite on terms, no extra and faded inside final furlong

10⁽⁴⁾ 2½ [6¼]	4. Silent Melody (JPN) 284/1 Kenichi Ikezoe Sakae Kunieda	Kenichi Ikezoe Sakae Kunieda	7	92 b	–	–	108	–
b h Symboli Kris S (USA) - Silent Happiness (JPN) (Sunday Silence)
Pushed along to go forward and tracked leader early, shuffled back but still well in touch on inner before halfway, switched off rail and ridden 2f out, outpaced and beaten inside final furlong

11⁽²⁾ nk [6¾]	2. Admire Flight (JPN) 57/1 Yuichi Fukunaga Mitsuru Hashida	Yuichi Fukunaga Mitsuru Hashida	5	92	–	–	108	–
b h Manhattan Cafe (JPN) - Admire Kiseki (JPN) (Tony Bin)
Prominent on inner early, shuffled back but still well in touch halfway, ridden in 3rd and every chance 2f out, no extra and faded inside final furlong

12⁽¹³⁾ nk [7]	13. Ocean Blue (JPN) 178/1 Shinji Fujita Yasutoshi Ikee	Shinji Fujita Yasutoshi Ikee	6	92 b	–	–	108	–
b h Stay Gold (JPN) - Peu A Peu (GER) (Dashing Blade)
Took keen hold, held up towards rear, last 4f out and still in rear when ridden 2f out, no real impression and soon beaten, never a factor

13⁽¹⁵⁾ nk [7¼]	15. Admire Rakti (JPN) 88/1 Hirofumi Shii Tomoyuki Umeda	Hirofumi Shii Tomoyuki Umeda	6	92	–	–	107	–
b h Heart's Cry (JPN) - Admire Teresa (JPN) (Helissio)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, soon no impression and beaten, never a factor

14⁽⁵⁾ hd [7½]	5. Red Cadeaux 86/1 Gerald Mosse Ed Dunlop	Gerald Mosse Ed Dunlop	8	92	–	–	107	–
ch g Cadeaux Genereux - Artisia (IRE) (Peintre Celebre)
Midfield in touch, ridden over 2f out, outpaced and beaten in straight, faded

15⁽¹⁷⁾ 2½ [10]	17. Hit The Target (JPN) 206/1 Yuichi Kitamura Keiji Kato	Yuichi Kitamura Keiji Kato	6	92	–	–	104	–
ch h King Kamehameha (JPN) - Latir (JPN) (Tamamo Cross)
Prominent, ridden over 2f out, no extra and beaten entering final furlong, faded

16⁽¹⁶⁾ 2½ [12½]	16. Jaguar Mail (JPN) 274/1 Shu Ishibashi Noriyuki Hori	Shu Ishibashi Noriyuki Hori	10	92 b	–	–	102	–
b h Jungle Pocket (JPN) - Haya Beni Komachi (JPN) (Sunday Silence)
Midfield, lost place and dropped to rear over 2f out, soon ridden, no impression and beaten

17⁽¹⁸⁾ 1¾ [14¼]	18. Desperado (JPN) 26/1 Norihiro Yokoyama Akio Adachi	Norihiro Yokoyama Akio Adachi	6	92	–	–	100	–
b h Neo Universe (JPN) - Meine Noel (JPN) (Tony Bin)
Midfield on outer, lost place and dropped to rear into straight, soon beaten

18⁽¹⁾ 9 [23¼]	1. Asuka Kurichan (JPN) 200/1 Shinichiro Akiyama Naosuke Sugai	Shinichiro Akiyama Naosuke Sugai	7	92	–	–	90	–
b h Sterling Rose (JPN) - Laurel Waltz (JPN) (Dyna Letter)
Midfield in touch on inner early, rapid headway and tracked leader on outer halfway, ridden and lost place 3f out, weakened quickly and soon dropped to last