Ryan Moore claimed Grade One glory in Japan as Maurice landed the Mile Championship at Kyoto racecourse.

The four-year-old, who is trained by Noriyuki Hori, won the Grade One Yasuda Kinen at the track back in June and Moore took an early hold before producing him with around a furlong and a half to run.

Maurice found plenty when asked, powering away to beat Fiero, who also finished second in the race last year.

Moore told www.japanracing.jp: "I knew that he was probably going to be the best miler in the race and it was just a question of getting a clean trip and hopefully if we kept things straightforward, he would be able to show that he's the best horse, and he did.

"He showed a really good turn of foot in the last 400 metres. I rode him when he was a two-year-old but he's developed into a fast, strong horse."

[www.britishhorseracing.com]