Tagano Beauty with Shu Ishibashi on board won the Jpn1 JBC Sprint at Saga Racecourse. Sent-off favourite Chikappa finished second a nose behind the winner and Aladdin Barows came home in third one and a half lengths behind Chikappa. The winning time was 1:26.8.

Tagano Beauty is a son of Henny Hughes out of Special Dinner by Special Week. This is his first Jpn1 title after his 19th try on G1 and Jpn1 levels both in JRA and NAR.