The weekend’s racing kicks off at Busan on Friday with 8 races from 11:50 to 18:00. Here are the previews:

Busan Race 1: Class 4 (1400M) Handicap / KRW 60 Million

Unusually we don’t start with a class 6 but instead have this competitive class 4 affair as the opener. (2) RAON VIBE MAN is a winner of two from six so far and enters off a good score over 1300M on May 26^th. He comes up to both this class and distance, but he is down in the weights, he draws well, and he can win again. (6) DAYLIGHT KING did nothing on debut but was a good winner at the second time of asking when stepped up to this distance on June 14^th and making most of the running. He carries a full 5kg more this time around, but the manner of that win suggests there can be more to come. (9) WITH SUN won two of four starts before a lengthy absence. He returned at the very end of last year and has shown well in three appearances, most recently a close 2^nd at the end of March. CC climbs up and this could be his day, (3) HONORED KHAN and (7) TTANBONG QUEEN others in the frame.

Selections	(2) Raon Vibe Man (6) Daylight King (9) With Sun (3) Honored Khan
Next Best	7, 5
Fast Start	4, 5, 6, 8

Busan Race 2: Class 6 (1200M) Special Weight A / KRW 45 Million

Juvenile maidens with all but one racing for the first time. It will though be that one with experience who will start as the hot favourite. (2) BREEDO KELLY debuted over 1300M on June 7^th and showed on pace before ultimately finishing in 2^nd place. She should have come on for that run and will be strongly favoured to go one better here. Among the first timers, (6) WINNER CLEAR came from off the pace in his trial to stop the clock in a fair time and the 1200M can suit first up. (5) MORNING DEW raced in midfield before finishing off well in a similar time in his heat and is the other one that catches the eye. (8) ARI DRAGON and (3) HEUIMANG YEOSIN are others who hinted at ability.

Selections	(2) Breedo Kelly (6) Winner Clear (5) Morning Dew (8) Ari Dragon
Next Best	3, 4
Fast Start	1, 2, 5, 6

Busan Race 3: Class 6 (1200M) Special Weight A / KRW 30 Million

It’s hard to go past (1) THUNDER GUY here. Yet to finish worse than 4^th in three starts, his best was a very close 2^nd over 1300M in April. He likes to race on pace, so draws ideally here, Seo Seung-un remains on, and he will be a short price. After a couple of trials, (4) ARION TAEYANG ran well on debut over 1000M on May 31^st, finishing 4^th in a fair time. With some natural improvement out of that, he can go closer today. (6) RUN TO QUEEN has a best of 2^nd from four starts. She has been back to trial since her latest effort and let every step of the way in a heat last Saturday stopping the clock in a fast time. So long as she didn’t leave her race there, she can be a contender. The somewhat ungraciously named (5) FAT BOY along with (11) BANGTANUI JEONSA are others who can improve.  

Selections	(1) Thunder Guy (4) Arion Taeyang (6) Run To Queen (5) Fat Boy
Next Best	11, 2
Fast Start	1, 4, 6, 7

Busan Race 4: Class 6 (1600M) Special Weight A / KRW 30 Million

Several of these raced one another over this distance on May 24^th and (11) GOAT KING IJI came out on top among them, running a close 2^nd having led for much of the closing stages. He had the challenge of the widest gate here but won’t need to find much on that latest effort to win this. (10) BABEL DREAMY ran 3^rd in that May 24^th race having been sent off as the favourite. He also has a 2^nd place to his name over the distance and he shapes as the main danger. (5) OASIS RED debuted over this trip back on May 10^th, running a fair 4^th. He could well have come on for the experience and can go closer second up. (2) ILNYEOM SINHWA and (9) PINHOLE EYE are others to consider for the minors.

Selections	(11) Goat King Iji (10) Babel Dreamy (5) Oasis Red (2) Ilnyeom Sinhwa
Next Best	9, 3
Fast Start	2, 5, 9, 11

Busan Race 5: Class 5 (1400M) Handicap / KRW 45 Million

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