Seoul is the only racecourse hosting live racing on Sunday with a 15-race daytime program from 11:35 to 19:00. Here are the previews:

Seoul Race 1: Class 6 (1000M) Special Weight A / KRW 60 Million

Juvenile maidens in the opener with five of the eleven racing for the first time. We’ll side with experience and (8) MIRACLE HANGANG, who ran a solid 2^nd on debut over this distance on July 2^nd, leading for much of the way, only to be left behind by a good winner in the closing stages. He’ll be on pace again and has every chance of going one better. (11) MORNING BOLD is the only one in the field to have raced twice. He ran 2^nd on debut in June before then finishing 3^rd behind Hangang Miracle in that July 2^nd race having settled handy. He has a length and a quarter to make up but shouldn’t far away again. (6) GOLDEN LINE was an on-pace 3^rd in a quick race on debut on July 1^st. He should get to the lead again and may take some passing. Among the first-time starters, (2) NICE TIME looks the best He went through two trials clocking similar times in both and from a nice draw can go well first-up. (4) ORAEDAHAMKKE, 4th on debut, another who can improve.

Selections	(8) Miracle Hangang (11) Morning Bold (6) Golden Line (2) Nice Time
Next Best	4, 10
Fast Start	1, 6, 8, 11

Seoul Race 2: Class 6 (1200M) Special Weight A / KRW 25 Million

Tricky maiden. (7) TESTA BLUE gets the verdict having run an improved 2^nd over this distance on July 8^th when settling just behind the speed and stopping the clock in a good time. Expect similar tactics today and she won’t need to improve much to win this. (9) MUNHAK CENTRAL has a couple of 4^th places to her name most recently on June 18^th when settling back and running on over this distance. She has run fair times so far and still has some scope for improvement. (4) WINNER JERIN ran 2^nd in a trial and was then a creditable enough 5^th of nine on debut on July 2^nd when racing handy. He should have derived benefit from that experience and can get closer here. (11) NEMO SPIRIT and (1) MISTER STAR, the latter returning ten months after his inauspicious debut but looking much more promising in a June trial, are others to consider.

Selections	(7) Testa Blue (9) Munhak Central (4) Winner Jerin (11) Nemo Spirit
Next Best	1, 6
Fast Start	1, 3, 4, 10

Seoul Race 3: Class 6 (1200M) Special Weight A / KRW 25 Million

Fillies (and one mare) only in this maiden. Nothing especially jumps out so without much confidence we’ll go with (9) SHOOT UP SPARK, who has at least been consistent across ten starts so far, picking up four 5^th place finishes. She has run some fair times and facing weaker than usual company, she has as good a chance as any. In an indication of just how weak, (11) CLASS HEEMANG hasn’t raced since a middling debut a full fifty-six weeks ago. She may even start as favourite here though following two very positive trials on consecutive weeks in July where she finished 2^nd and 3^rd, both in good times. That double trialling should ensure that despite the layoff she arrives race fit, and she couldn’t hope for a softer race to return in. (7) SESANG APERUO showed on pace in her second of two starts so far and that’s enough to put her in the frame here. (3) RAON JUMP and (6) WONPYEONG LIST others who could compete for the minors.

Selections	(9) Shoot Up Spark (11) Class Heemang (7) Sesang Apeuro (3) Raon Jump
Next Best	6, 10
Fast Start	4, 7, 9, 10

Seoul Race 4: Class 6 (1300M) Special Weight A / KRW 25 Million

(2) WINNER DRAGON gets the nod here based on his last start 2^nd place when he came from off the pace to get close over 1200M on June 11^th. He draws well here, carries the same weight and it looks as though he has finally figured things out. (11) VELVETY has steadily improved across three starts so far culminating in a 4^th place at 1200M on July 8^th. She has the challenge of the widest gate but there isn’t much in the way of early speed here and with a bit of luck, she may well get a forward position and can be on this a long way. The additional half-furlong can suit. (1) ONE SPEAR and (8) FOUR ACE came home 2^nd and 4^th respectively when they raced each other over this distance on July 1^st. The former has raced once – disappointingly – since then but comes into a better gate today and both can challenge. (5) MAGUMA another placing chance.

Selections	(2) Winner Dragon (11) Velvety (1) One Spear (8) Four Ace
Next Best	5, 3
Fast Start	4, 8, 10, 11

Seoul Race 5: Class 6 (1400M) Special Weight A / KRW 25 Million

Wide open maiden. At a potential each-way price we’re happy to take a chance on (1) GEUMA STEADY. After an ordinary debut, she was a much-improved 2^nd at start number two on July 2^nd when racing handy throughout, albeit beaten by a good winner. She draws nicely to do similar here and has as good a chance as any. (8) PURPLE SHINHWA began his career with three consecutive 5^th place finishes before improving to 2^nd when stepped up to this trip on July 8^th and racing on pace. The time wasn’t quick, but he had a couple of today’s rivals behind him, and he will be expected to get to the front again. (7) JECHUK ILHO was 3^rd in that July 8^th race having shared the early lead with Purple Shinhwa. That was a big uptick in form, and he can maintain that momentum today. (10) BUTTER K and (6) COLITAS others firmly in the hunt in a race of many chances.

Selections	(1) Geuma Steady (8) Purple Shinhwa (7) Jechuk Ilho (10) Butter K
Next Best	6, 4
Fast Start	1, 4, 7, 8

Seoul Race 6: Class 5 (1300M) Handicap / KRW 40 Million

Another competitive affair. (3) SAENAE KHAN has only put in one poor performance to date when badly away two starts back. He returned to form with a close 2^nd in a quick time over this distance on July 1^st when racing handy and he could well go one better today. (4) K N GOLDEN KING will ned a line drawn through his latest when well backed but could only managed 6^th of eleven. The margins weren’t huge though and at the start prior he only went down a very narrow 2^nd at class and distance. He will be on pace here and may be hard to pass. (6) PEERLESS is yet to win in seven attempts but has six top-four finishes including last time out at class and distance. She should be there or thereabouts again. (5) GEUMBIT CHEONHA and (7) SONGAM DRAGON among others in the frame.

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