Japan (GB)
Owner: Masaaki Matsushima & Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor Trainer: A P O'Brien Sex: colt Age: 8
Breeding: Galileo / Shastye (Danehill)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 2 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | 2 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Good in places on the round course) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 2 | |||
| Very Soft | 1 | |||
| Totals | 19 | 7 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 2021 | Leopardstown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 1f | 1 | Japan | 10st | 1 of 9 | R L Moore | 15/8 |
| tracked leader, 3rd halfway, improved to 2nd over 2f out, ridden to close over 1f out, led narrowly under 1f out, kept on, all out close home, held on | |||||||||
| 19 Jun 2021 | Royal Ascot | Soft (Heavy in places) | 1m 3f 211y | 1 | Wonderful Tonight | 9st 1lbs | 6 of 15 | W M Lordan | 11/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway out wide and hung right over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f | |||||||||
| 04 Jun 2021 | Epsom Downs | Good to Soft | 1m 4f 6y | 1 | Pyledriver | 9st | 3 of 7 | R L Moore | 10/3 |
| held up in 4th, closer on inside 8f out, headway out wide chasing leaders over 3f out, went 2nd briefly 2f out until entering final 2f, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 06 May 2021 | Chester | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 5f 84y | 1 | Japan | 9st | 1 of 8 | R L Moore | 13/8 |
| tracked leaders, chased leader 3f out, led inside final furlong, pushed out | |||||||||
| 17 Oct 2020 | Ascot | Soft (Heavy in places) | 1m 1f 212y | 1 | Addeybb | 9st 5lbs | 9 of 11 | C T Keane | 22/1 |
| held up and always towards rear, never involved | |||||||||
| 04 Oct 2020 | ParisLongchamp | Heavy | 1m 3f 204y | 0 | Sottsass | 9st 5lbs | of 15 | Yutaka Take | 0/0 |
| 12 Sep 2020 | Leopardstown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 2f | 1 | Magical | 9st 9lbs | 5 of 6 | R L Moore | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along approaching straight, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 25 Jul 2020 | Ascot | Good to Firm | 1m 3f 211y | 1 | Enable | 9st 7lbs | 3 of 4 | R L Moore | 5/2 |
| disputing 2nd early, held up 3rd after, ridden over 2f out, soon edged left, edged right over 1f out, no impression, well beaten 3rd inside final furlong, eased | |||||||||
| 05 Jul 2020 | Sandown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 1f 209y | 1 | Ghaiyyath | 9st 3lbs | 3 of 7 | R L Moore | 6/1 |
| led 1f, tracked winner, pushed along 3f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, lost 2nd and plugged on final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 17 Jun 2020 | Royal Ascot | Good | 1m 1f 212y | 1 | Lord North | 9st | 4 of 7 | R L Moore | 6/4 |
| dwelt, soon tracking leaders on outside, pushed along to challenge 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, weakened towards finish | |||||||||
| 06 Oct 2019 | ParisLongchamp | Very Soft | 1m 3f 204y | 0 | Waldgeist | 8st 12lbs | 4 of 12 | R L Moore | 6/1 |
| 21 Aug 2019 | York | Good | 1m 2f 56y | 1 | Japan | 8st 13lbs | 1 of 9 | R L Moore | 5/1 |
| close up, headway 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on gamely | |||||||||
| 14 Jul 2019 | Longchamp | Good to Soft | 1m 3f 204y | 0 | Japan | 9st 2lbs | 1 of 8 | R L Moore | 2/5 |
| 21 Jun 2019 | Royal Ascot | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 3f 211y | 1 | Japan | 9st | 1 of 8 | R L Moore | 6/4 |
| held up towards rear, wide and headway entering final 2f, edged right and led approaching final furlong, ran on | |||||||||
| 01 Jun 2019 | Epsom Downs | Good to Firm | 1m 4f 6y | 1 | Anthony Van Dyck | 9st | 3 of 13 | W M Lordan | 20/1 |
| held up towards rear of mid-division, driven over 3f out, ridden and headway on outside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, just held | |||||||||
| 16 May 2019 | York | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 2f 56y | 1 | Telecaster | 9st | 4 of 8 | R L Moore | 8/1 |
| held up towards rear, pushed along and no impression over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out to take never dangerous 4th inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 30 Sep 2018 | Naas | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m | 1 | Japan | 9st 3lbs | 1 of 7 | J A Heffernan | 11/2 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, switched right under 2f out and ridden over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong to lead close home | |||||||||
| 12 Sep 2018 | Listowel | Heavy | 7f | 0 | Japan | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 10 | D O'Brien | 1/2 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along 2 1/2f out, ridden into 3rd under 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong to lead close home | |||||||||
| 01 Sep 2018 | Curragh | Good to Yielding (Good in places on the round course) | 1m | 0 | Sydney Opera House | 9st 5lbs | 7 of 13 | W M Lordan | 9/1 |
| slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along after halfway and no impression over 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, never a factor | |||||||||