Full Result 2.15 Kokura (JPN) | 23 February 2020

Maiden Race (3yo) (Turf)

(3yo) 1m2f Good

1st £35,399.46 2nd £13,882.14 3rd £9,023.39 4th £5,344.62 5th £3,539.95

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
2⁽³⁾	3. Meiner Pointer (JPN) 93/10 Daichi Shibata Hiroyasu Tanaka	Daichi Shibata Hiroyasu Tanaka	3	811	–	–	–	–
b c Curren Black Hill (JPN) - K G Hitomebore (JPN) (Jungle Pocket)
Finished 1st, disqualified and placed 2nd

1⁽⁹⁾ nk	9. Sotsunasa (JPN) 80/1 Kyosuke Maruta Yutaka Okumura	Kyosuke Maruta Yutaka Okumura	3	811	–	–	–	–
b c World Ace (JPN) - Dokyun (JPN) (Boston Harbor)
Finished 2nd, awarded the race

3⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [1½]	10. Summer Emotion 2/1 Takeshi Yokoyama Ryuji Okubo	Takeshi Yokoyama Ryuji Okubo	3	87	–	–	–	–
b f Dubawi (IRE) - Midsummer Fair (JPN) (Tanino Gimlet)
Settled midfield, going well near 6f out, tracked leader from 5f out, pushed along past 3f out, rowed along approaching 2f out but slow to quicken, bumped near 1 1/2f out, driven, ran on final 1/2f and nearest finish

4⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [2¾]	1. Satono Esperanza (JPN) 7/10F Andrasch Starke Noriyuki Hori	Andrasch Starke Noriyuki Hori	3	811	–	–	–	–
b c Rulership (JPN) - Fusaichi Pandora (JPN) (Sunday Silence)


5⁽⁷⁾ 3½ [6¼]	7. Meisho Hitoharu (JPN) 69/10 Taisei Danno Yoshiyuki Arakawa	Taisei Danno Yoshiyuki Arakawa	3	83	–	–	–	–
b f Rulership (JPN) - Dancing Happiness (JPN) (Dance In The Dark)


6⁽⁶⁾ 2 [8¼]	6. Fresh Start (JPN) 32/1 Yuji Tannai Yoshiyasu Takahashi	Yuji Tannai Yoshiyasu Takahashi	3	87	–	–	–	–
b f Just A Way (JPN) - Roland L'Amour (JPN) (Mutafaweq)


7⁽⁵⁾ 8 [16¼]	5. Win Le Monde (JPN) 54/1 Hiroto Mayuzumi Takahiro Mizuno	Hiroto Mayuzumi Takahiro Mizuno	3	811	–	–	–	–
b c World Ace (JPN) - Grand Cru Pisa (JPN) (Victoire Pisa)


8⁽¹¹⁾ 1¾ [18]	11. Yaeno Lotus (JPN) 284/1 Yuichiro Nishida Shoichi Temma	Yuichiro Nishida Shoichi Temma	3	811	–	–	–	–
b c Win Variation (JPN) - Kashino Ribbon (JPN) (Agnes Gold)


9⁽⁴⁾ 6 [24]	4. Naomi Express (JPN) 77/1 Arata Saito Manabu Ikezoe	Arata Saito Manabu Ikezoe	3	85	–	–	–	–
br f Real Impact (JPN) - Naomino Yume (JPN) (Jungle Pocket)


10⁽⁸⁾ 2 [26]	8. Davide Vittorio (JPN) 233/1 Ryota Kobayashi Yoshinori Muto	Ryota Kobayashi Yoshinori Muto	3	85	–	–	–	–
b g King's Best (USA) - Banducci (USA) (Rossini)


11⁽¹²⁾ 9 [35]	12. I Wanna Trust (JPN) 30/1 Kota Fujioka Yasuo Tomomichi	Kota Fujioka Yasuo Tomomichi	3	811	–	–	–	–
b c Just A Way (JPN) - Wanna Dance (ARG) (The Leopard)


12⁽²⁾ 10 [45]	2. Without Nine (JPN) 209/1 Keishi Yamada Satoru Kobiyama	Keishi Yamada Satoru Kobiyama	3	80	–	–	–	–
br f Grass Wonder (USA) - Red Cleopatra (JPN) (Tayasu Tsuyoshi)

12 ran Winning time: 2m 4.20s Total SP: 127%
1st owner: Takuji Sakuma (Sotsunasa) 1st breeder: Kinya Murakami
2nd owner: Thoroughbred Club Ruffian Co Ltd (Meiner Pointer)
3rd owner: Godolphin (Summer Emotion)

Following a stewards' inquiry, Meiner Pointer, who passed the post first, was disqualified and placed second - caused interference. Sotsunasa was awarded the race.

2:15 Kokura (JPN) 23 Feb 2020

Maiden Race (3yo) (Turf)