Racing’s back. 11 Friday races at Busan from 11:30 to 18:00:
It’s Friday! It’s Busan!
Race 1: Class 6 (1000M) Allowance / KRW 60 Million
Juvenile maidens to begin with and only three of the twelve have raced before. (7) NAKITA was sent off as odds-on favourite on debut on November 16th on the strength of a solid trial win. She was beaten into 2nd but the time was good, the run competent and the winner impressive so she’s well worth another chance here and is likely to be strong favourite. The other two didn’t show much although (12) ACE BOOM, 8th behind Nakita, may improve so the newcomers are likely to be the biggest threats. Trial eye-catcher was (2) GREAT WIN, who looks ready to go after coming through a heat in good order two weeks ago. (3) YEONGSEONGFIGHTING and (1) QUEEN OF ADELE others who could go well first-up.
| Selections | (7) Nakita (2) Great Win (3) Yeongseongfighting (12) Ace Boom |
| Next Best | 11, 1, 8 |
| Fast Start | 2, 7 |
Race 2: Class 6 (1000M) Allowance / KRW 60 Million
More juvenile maidens with only two of this set of twelve having run before. Of the pair, (10) BUSAN MISO ran 3rd (behind Nakita from race 1) on debut last month and if nothing else will be much shorter than the almost 400/1 odds he was sent off that day. Among the first-timers, (8) YEONGGWANGUI KISS is half-sister to Cheongu, winner of five from fifteen and who ran in races Japan, Dubai and Singapore and also Segi Gangja, six from twenty-three and a stablemate with Thomas Gillespie. She trialled well and looks set for a positive debut. Form Kim Young Kwan’s barn, (2) YAKSOKDAERO is bound to be backed while (9) MUNHWA SIGNATURE is another who may attract attention.
| Selections | (10) Busan Miso (8) Yeonggwangui Kiss (2) Yaksokdaero (9) Munhwa Signature |
| Next Best | 3, 5 |
| Fast Start | 2, 3 |
Race 3: Class 6 (1000M) Allowance / KRW 24 Million
More maidens and not much experience to go around. The ones drawn out wide look the best with (11) HALLA HWANGHU having run a decent 5th of 12 on debut last month looking set to go on to potentially score here. (12) GHOST RIDER exceeded expectations first-up in the very same race, finishing 4th and can go well too. (10) THUNDER RAIN has raced twice, improving last time out and with a bit more progress today, can get close. The others are all going to need to show something they haven’t as yet manages. (1) AMORIS and (9) B.K. VICTOR look the most likely.
| Selections | (11) Halla Hwanghu (12) Ghost Rider (10) Thunder Rain (1) Amoris |
| Next Best | 9, 2 |
| Fast Start | 1, 2, 11 |
Race 4: Class 6 (1300M) Allowance / KRW 24 Million
(6) GABO DAY has run 3rd on both attempts so far, the latest of which was at this distance. He only needs a top three finish to move up in class and he should be exiting the bottom level with a comfortable win here, most likely leading all the way. (8) B.K. THUNDER registered his best finish to date with 2nd place last start at this distance three weeks ago and can follow up here. (3) B.K. GAMBOL has a pair of 3rd places among four efforts so far and is another who can challenge the favourite. (9) SECRET LEGACY and (10) HANEOLUI BIT look best of the rest.
| Selections | (6) Gabo Day (8) B.K. Thunder (9) Secret Legacy (10) Haneolui Bit |
| Next Best | 3, 1 |
| Fast Start | 2, 6, 9 |
Race 5: Class 5 (1300M) Handicap / KRW 40 Million
(8) REVERSE SWEEP steps up in class having run 2nd in both efforts so far, both of which were at this distance. There is little to fear here though, and he could well be going one better. (6) FLYING DANCER was a winner on debut and while he only managed 5th on his fist try at this class, he can build on it here and looks to be the main danger along with (more…)
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