Noble Roger with Yuga Kawada on board remained unbeaten in the G3 Shinzan Kinen at Kyoto Racecourse after breaking his maiden last November. Sent-off favourite Ecoro Bloom finished second by a length and a quarter with Water Licht a further head behind in third. The winning time was 1:34.5.

Noble Roger is a son of Palace Malice out of Noble Ready by More Than Ready. This is his second consecutive win and the first graded stakes title.