Opinion | How a Japanese fan club's world came crashing down

Off-the-wall race fans going ballistic, the most bizarre camera angles and cutaways this side of a David Lynch film and a brilliant headcase named Orfevre sent on a mission to restore his reputation: all compelling reasons to watch Sunday’s Japan Cup.

Orfevre is likely to start favourite on home turf and his legion of fans will be desperate for the flashy chestnut to make amends for his dramatic loss in the  Arc de Triomphe, where he was gunned down by French filly Solemia right on the line.

Christophe Soumillon found the front a little too early in the Arc –  actually about 200 metres too early, the Frenchman probably stunned when Orfevre rounded the entire field up in about five strides. But this was still “premature jock-ulation” at its worst.

Orfevre played his part in the dramatic defeat, hanging in so badly that only an aversion to the running rail stopped him from killing someone on the infield at Longchamp. Soumillon is now off the horse and regular rider Kenichi Ikezoe gets back on board for a thrill-a-minute ride. Meanwhile, Orfevre remains a hero.

 Rather than watching the race replay, it's far more fun to relive it through

 the eyes of the people who care most. A video was taken of some soon to be shattered Japanese fans   – and tells you everything you need to know about the crushing nature of the loss.