Full Result 6.30 Chukyo (JPN) | 3 December 2023

Champions Cup (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Dirt)

(3yo+) 1m1f Standard

1st £776,170.69 2nd £308,081.57 3rd £191,805.14 4th £113,293.05 5th £75,528.70

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁵⁾	15. Lemon Pop (USA) 14/5F Ryusei Sakai Hiroyasu Tanaka	Ryusei Sakai Hiroyasu Tanaka	5	92	–	–	122	–
ch h Lemon Drop Kid (USA) - Unreachable (USA) (Giant's Causeway)
Made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, always maintaining advantage, eased close home

2⁽⁷⁾ 1¼	7. Wilson Tesoro (JPN) 91/1 Yusuke Hara Hitoshi Kotegawa	Yusuke Hara Hitoshi Kotegawa	4	92	–	–	119	–
b c Kitasan Black (JPN) - Chesutoke Rose (USA) (Uncle Mo)
Missed break, raced in final trio, headway when not clear run 2f out, angled out and began to close again 1 1/2f out, ran on well final furlong, went second close home, not reach winner, did well in the circumstances

3⁽⁵⁾ nk [1½]	5. Dura Erede (JPN) 30/1 Bauyrzhan Murzabayev Manabu Ikezoe	Bauyrzhan Murzabayev Manabu Ikezoe	3	90	–	–	119	–
b c Duramente (JPN) - Marchesa (JPN) (Orfevre)
Chased leader, 1 length second and ridden over 2f out, stayed on for pressure but no impression on leader final furlong, lost second close home

4⁽⁴⁾ nk [1¾]	4. T O Keynes (JPN) 23/5 Kohei Matsuyama Daisuke Takayanagi	Kohei Matsuyama Daisuke Takayanagi	6	92	–	–	118	–
ch h Sinister Minister (USA) - Maxim Cafe (JPN) (Manhattan Cafe)


5⁽²⁾ 2½ [4¼]	2. Meisho Hario (JPN) 149/10 Suguru Hamanaka Inao Okada	Suguru Hamanaka Inao Okada	6	92	–	–	113	–
ch h Pyro (USA) - Meisho Ohi (JPN) (Manhattan Cafe)
Bustled along early, raced in midfield on inner, pushed along to hold position from halfway, ridden along and stayed on from under 2f out, no extra final furlong, never threatened

6⁽¹¹⁾ nk [4¾]	11. Hagino Alegrias (JPN) 98/10 Mirai Iwata Hirofumi Shii	Mirai Iwata Hirofumi Shii	6	92	–	–	112	–
b h Kizuna (JPN) - Tanino Charis (JPN) (Generous)


7⁽¹⁾ hd [4¾]	1. Make A Leap (JPN) 79/1 Hideaki Miyuki Hiroyuki Oneda	Hideaki Miyuki Hiroyuki Oneda	4	92	–	–	112	–
ch c Sinister Minister (USA) - Special Queen (JPN) (Special Week)


8⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [5½]	10. Notturno (JPN) 155/1 Fuma Matsuwaka Hidetaka Otonashi	Fuma Matsuwaka Hidetaka Otonashi	4	92	–	–	110	–
b c Heart's Cry (JPN) - Sheikh's Serenade (USA) (Unbridled's Song)


9⁽⁸⁾ ½ [6]	8. Ater Astraea (JPN) 94/1 Takeshi Yokoyama Shinsuke Hashiguchi	Takeshi Yokoyama Shinsuke Hashiguchi	4	811	–	–	104	–
br f Reach The Crown (JPN) - Stars In Heaven (JPN) (Workforce)


10⁽¹²⁾ 1½ [7½]	12. Seraphic Call (JPN) 16/5 Mirco Demuro Ryo Terashima	Mirco Demuro Ryo Terashima	3	90	–	–	106	–
ch c Henny Hughes (USA) - Chant De L'Ange (JPN) (Manhattan Cafe)


11⁽⁹⁾ ½ [8]	9. Crown Pride (JPN) 17/5 Yuga Kawada Koichi Shintani	Yuga Kawada Koichi Shintani	4	92	–	–	105	–
bb c Reach The Crown (JPN) - Emmy's Pride (JPN) (King Kamehameha)
Prominent on outer, raced a little freely, shaken up 2f out, not quicken, weakened final furlong

12⁽¹³⁾ ¾ [8¾]	13. Keiai Shelby (JPN) 400/1 Takashi Fujikake Osamu Hirata	Takashi Fujikake Osamu Hirata	5	92	–	–	103	–
b h Deep Impact (JPN) - Keiai Gerbera (JPN) (Smarty Jones)


13⁽⁶⁾ nk [9¼]	6. Gloria Mundi (JPN) 179/10 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Ryuji Okubo	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Ryuji Okubo	5	92	–	–	103	–
b h King Kamehameha (JPN) - Bettolle (ITY) (Blu Air Force)


14⁽¹⁴⁾ 12 [21¼]	14. Icon Tailor (JPN) 173/10 Joao Moreira Hiroshi Kawachi	Joao Moreira Hiroshi Kawachi	5	811	–	–	73	–
ch m Duramente (JPN) - Boil Tosho (JPN) (Came Home)


15⁽³⁾ 5 [26¼]	3. Geoglyph (JPN) 47/1 William Buick Tetsuya Kimura	William Buick Tetsuya Kimura	4	92	–	–	67	–
ch c Drefong (USA) - Aromatico (JPN) (King Kamehameha)

15 ran Winning time: 1m 50.60s Total SP: 127%
1st owner: Godolphin (Lemon Pop) 1st breeder: Mr. & Mrs. Oliver S. Tait (Ky)
2nd owner: Ryotokuji Kenji Holdings Co Ltd (Wilson Tesoro)
3rd owner: Three H Racing Co Ltd (Dura Erede)

6:30 Chukyo (JPN) 3 Dec 2023

Champions Cup (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Dirt)