16:45 Newmarket

Thursday 24 September 2026

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:45

JRA Japan Cup Handicap

Off time: 16:47 | Winning time: 1m 37.20s

1^st

(5)

Berry Clever

59-8

13/2

T: C A DwyerJ: S De Sousa

Towards rear far side of group, headway from over 1f out, waiting for room over 1f out, ran on well when in clear, led inside final 110yds, just held on op 7/1

2^nd

(6)

Media Legend

39-9

3/1f

T: Harry CharltonJ: Oisin Murphy

Prominent, led over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final 110yds, rallied and ran on, just held final strides op 10/3

3^rd

(10)

Eloquencia

39-6

40/1

T: James OwenJ: Harry Davies

Got warm in preliminaries, prominent, near side of group, chased leaders over 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, no extra towards finish op 28/1

4^th

(3)

Signcastle City

69-11

17/2

T: R HannonJ: Joe Leavy

Wore hood to start, prominent, waiting for room 3f out, chased leaders from 2f out, every chance entering final 110yds, weakened towards finish op 15/2 tchd 13/2

5^th

3 ¾

(1)

Warning Symbol

39-9

8/1

T: James OwenJ: Cieren Fallon

Led, headed when lost action and wandered over 1f out, weakened inside final 110yds op 10/1 and tchd 12/1

6^th

(12)

Cancan In The Rain

610-0

6/1

T: Gihan ArnoldaJ: George Wood

Prominent, raced near side of group, chased leaders 1f out, weakened inside final 110yds op 7/1

7^th

3 ½

(7)

Souffler

39-10

33/1

T: K P De FoyJ: D Egan

Wore hood to start, prominent, soon raced in second, pushed along 3f out, lost position 2f out, weakened inside final furlong op 28/1 tchd 25/1

8^th

(8)

King Of Charm

59-1

50/1

T: Martin DunneJ: Alice Bond (5)

Got very warm in preliminaries, prominent, raced keenly towards centre, closed on leaders over 3f out, outpaced over 1f out, weakened quickly inside final 110yds tchd 40/1

9^th

(13)

Ecclefechan

39-10

40/1

T: J RyanJ: Christian Howarth (3)

In rear near side of group, modest headway 1f out, kept on op 25/1

10^th

(2)

Born A Rebel

59-5

10/1

T: P OwensJ: Benoit D L Sayette

Wore hood to start, reared leaving stalls, never better than midfield op 17/2

11^th

3 ½

(11)

A La Noche

59-13

7/2

T: Oliver ColeJ: W Buick

Midfield, got warm in preliminaries, dropped towards rear 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong op 4/1 and tchd 9/2

12^th

(9)

Potomac River

49-10

9/1

T: T KentJ: Ray Dawson

Saddle slipped soon after start, prominent, raced near side of group, pushed along 2f out, soon weakened quickly and dropped to last over 1f out, soon lost touch op 13/2 tchd 6/1

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Non-Runners

(4)

Royal Bodyguard¹⁴

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: M L W Bell J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.60Pl:£2.40, £1.70, £8.90EX:£42.80Trifecta:£1,567.00Tricast:£770.09SF:£27.38Swingers:£6.30, £32.30, £23.80

Forecasts

Media Legend (3/1), A La Noche (7/2), Cancan In The Rain (6/1), Berry Clever (13/2), Warning Symbol (8/1), Signcastle City (17/2), Potomac River (9/1), Born A Rebel (10/1), Royal Bodyguard (16/1), Souffler (33/1), Eloquencia (40/1), Ecclefechan (40/1), King Of Charm (50/1)

SIGNCASTLE CITY is back on his latest winning mark, and he gets the nod with the form of his latest third at Windsor working out well. A La Noche is weighted to make a bold bid for a follow up, while Warning Symbol and Media Legend look interesting among the 3-y-o contingent.

SIGNCASTLE CITY (IRE)
A LA NOCHE (IRE)
WARNING SYMBOL (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Sunny Corner

Weight: 9-11 |Age: 4

J: Rossa Ryan | T: W S Kittow

11/2

Prize Money

1st: £5,154.002nd: £2,417.003rd: £1,209.004th: £604.005th: £302.006th: £151.00