DARING Tact emerged as a potential star last Sunday as the Epiphaneia filly won the Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas) at Hanshin racecourse.

Unbeaten in three starts, the Haruki Sugiyama-trained daughter of the 2014 Japan Cup winner – who is a son of Group 1 winner Cesario – produced an extraordinary burst of speed from way back to pick off her rivals, catching favourite Resistencia a few strides before the line, in a race run behind closed doors.