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    Gentildonna thwarts Orfevre in Japan Cup
    By Nicholas Godfrey 6:55AM 25 NOV 2012

    Report: Japan, Sunday

    Tokyo: Japan Cup (Grade 1) 1m4f, turf, 3yo+

    WITH the European contingent nowhere to be seen, domestic horses completed a clean sweep in the Japan Cup on Sunday as top three-year-old filly Gentildonna (Sei Ishizaka/Yasunari Iwata) got the better of Arc runner-up Orfevre in a thrilling dash to the line.

    Gentildonna, a daughter of the great Racing Post world champion Deep Impact, had won the fillies' Triple Crown in Japan this year prior to Sunday's victory, in which she thrust her head forward on the rail to nip Orfevre - by a nose.

    The winner, 5.6-1 second choice on the Japanese pari-mutuel, then had to survive a stewards' inquiry.

    The Ed Dunlop-trained Red Cadeaux did best of the visitors in eighth place, though neither he nor any of his British-trained compatriots ever looked likely to play a meaningful hand in Sunday's 481 million yen (£3.64m) contest.

    Of the other visitors, Emirates Melbourne Cup third and fifth Jakkalberry and Mount Athos again finished close together in 11th and 12th, one place ahead of surprise Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Solemia. Sri Putra was last of 17.

    After throwing away the Arc owing to his wayward tendencies, last year's Japanese Triple Crown winner Orfevre was sent off a hot favourite as Kenichi Ikezoe replaced the hapless Christophe Soumillon.

    The colt was on his best behaviour this time, making smooth headway after being settled towards the rear before overwhelming runaway leader Beat Black in the Tokyo straight, looking set to make rich amends for his Longchamp debacle only to lose out to Gentildonna in the drive to the line.

    Hong Kong winner Rulership took third to complete a 1-2-3 for the home nation - and for the Yoshidas' powerful Sunday Racing syndicate, which had five runners carrying their well-known black, red and yellow silks.

    >>Red Cadeaux's rider Gerald Mosse objected against riders of Fenomeno and Tosen Jordan for alleged interference.

    Having looked at the film, stewards decided it had been caused by Marco Demuro on Dark Shadow hanging to his left and fined the Italian jockey 30,000 yen.
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