Princess Margaret Japan Cup Stakes (Group 3)

1st

Moonrise (IRE)

No. 8, stall 2

2yo, 9-2, OR 93

J: Oisin Murphy · T: Andrew Balding

2 9-2 93

Oisin Murphy

Andrew Balding

1:14.18 £45,368

Settled out wide up with the front group - moving easily and made rapid progress with two furlongs left - went to the front passing the furlong marker under pressure - drifted left approaching the line but got home by a whisker

2nd

Dee's Funny Girl (IRE)

No. 3, stall 10

2yo, 9-2, OR 88

J: Ryan Moore · T: Donnacha Aidan O'Brien

2 9-2 88

Ryan Moore

Donnacha Aidan O'Brien

0.3 £17,200

Settled in the middle of the track towards the back - moved left and asked for effort to make progress with two furlongs left - gained ground strongly and drifted right - moved into second close home but unable to catch the winner

3rd

Velozee (IRE)

No. 11, stall 5

2yo, 9-2, OR –

J: W J Lee · T: P Twomey

2 9-2 –

W J Lee

P Twomey

¾ £8,608

Settled in the middle of the track close to the pace - went to the front with two furlongs left under pressure - overtaken passing the furlong marker and found nothing more

4th

Nuit D'eclair (IRE)

No. 9, stall 6

2yo, 9-2, OR –

J: David Egan · T: Kevin Philippart De Foy

2 9-2 –

David Egan

Kevin Philippart De Foy

0.05 £4,288

Settled in the middle of the track in the pack - asked for effort and made progress inside two furlongs to go in search of the front group - kept on without ever getting to the front

5th

Miss Kodi (IRE)

No. 7, stall 7

2yo, 9-2, OR –

J: Harry Davies · T: Clive Cox

2 9-2 –

Harry Davies

Clive Cox

0.3 £2,152

Settled out wide towards the back - made ground under pressure with two furlongs left - driven into fourth passing the furlong marker and continued at an unchanged gallop

6th

Harlequin Sky (IRE)

No. 5, stall 8

2yo, 9-2, OR 92

J: Christophe Soumillon · T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

2 9-2 92

Christophe Soumillon

Jane Chapple-Hyam

1 £1,080

Settled in the middle of the track in the pack - asked for effort with two furlongs left and responded - found room tight close home

7th

Alta Regina (IRE)

No. 1, stall 1

2yo, 9-2, OR 92

J: Jamie Spencer · T: Hamad Al Jehani

2 9-2 92

Jamie Spencer

Hamad Al Jehani

3

Settled out wide towards the back - asked for effort and made a little progress with two furlongs left - weakened in the final furlong

8th

Dark Issue (IRE)

No. 2, stall 3

2yo, 9-2, OR 98

J: Pat Dobbs · T: Richard Hannon

2 9-2 98

Pat Dobbs

Richard Hannon

¾

Settled out wide in a handy position - asked for effort and faded some way before the furlong marker

9th

Glorious Game (GB) ^t

No. 4, stall 4

2yo, 9-2, OR 88

J: Colin Keane · T: Hugo Palmer

2 9-2 88

Colin Keane

Hugo Palmer

½

Settled out wide close to the pace - asked for effort and faded with two furlongs left

10th

Magnesium (GB)

No. 6, stall 9

2yo, 9-2, OR 74

J: Silvestre De Sousa · T: John Butler

2 9-2 74

Silvestre De Sousa

John Butler

3½

Settled in the middle of the track and went up with the front-runner - dropped back and driven over two furlongs out before soon struggling without a chance

11th

The Can Can Queen (GB)

No. 10, stall 11

2yo, 9-2, OR 86

J: William Buick · T: Charlie Johnston

2 9-2 86

William Buick

Charlie Johnston

3

Settled in the middle of the track and set the pace through the early stages - asked for effort and overtaken with two furlongs left before fading without much resistance