The weekend’s racing gets underway at Busan on Friday with an 8-race card from 11:50 to 18:00. British jockey Alan Munro, who previously registered 140 winners in a four-year stint at Seoul, returns to Korean action with five rides. Here are the previews:

Busan Race 1: Class 6 (1000M) Special Weight A / KRW 45 Million

Juveniles in the opener with seven of the nine racing for the first time. (9) DANGDAE STAR has raced twice before, improving to 2^nd at start number two over 1300M on June 14^th. He has led on both appearances, the drop back in trip can suit, and his experience can win out. (4) WONDERFUL GROOM ran a solid 3^rd on debut at this distance on May 31^st, racing handy throughout. He should have come on for that run and can get closer this time. Plenty of decent trial showings among the debutants. (8) LIME TREE won her heat in good fashion, while (1) IT’S OK and (7) MAKE IT BETTER both looked assured and stopped the clock in quick times.

Selections	(9) Dangdae Star (4) Wonderful Groom (8) Lime Tree (1) It’s Ok
Next Best	7, 5
Fast Start	1, 4, 7, 9

Busan Race 2: Class 6 (1200M) Special Weight A / KRW 30 Million

(4) YONGBI PAEWANG almost led from gate to wire on debut over 1000M on May 31^st, ultimately coming home in 2^nd place. He should have derived benefit from that experience and while up in trip here, he draws well to be on pace and has every chance of going one better. (9) BACK TO THE LADY debuted fairly over this distance on June 14^th, settling midfield and running into 4^th. She previously won a trial and with some natural improvement, she shapes as a big danger here. (11) NAEPYEON has a 4^th place to his name as well as, by some margin, the fastest time any of these have recorded at the distance. The wide draw shouldn’t matter, and he can be a threat. (1) NEW LEADER has been well-backed on both starts and disappointed both times, but an improvement shouldn’t be ruled out. (3) LUCKY ROAD has been back to trial since she last ran and should be a different prospect this time around.

Selections	(4) Yongbi Paewang (9) Back To The Lady (11) Naepyeon (1) New Leader
Next Best	3, 7
Fast Start	1, 3, 4, 9

Busan Race 3: Class 6 (1300M) Special Weight A / KRW 30 Million

(1) BEOLGYO FRANCHE has been working towards a maiden win and comes in following a very close 2^nd place over 1400M on May 17^th when overcoming a wide draw to get on pace. He comes unto a much better gate and today can be his day. (8) MOTHER WONDERFUL has a 3^rd place to her name and enters off a smart 4^th place over 1300M on June 14^th when handy throughout. If the favourite comes unstuck, she seems best placed to take advantage. (2) JET SUN ran a much-improved 2^nd at start number six over this distance on May 31^st. In doing so she recorded the fastest time of any of these at the distance and she can be in the frame again. (11) DONGBU CHOEGANG and (4) SUPER KANEL are the other placing chances.

Selections	(1) Beolgyo Franche (8) Mother Wonderful (2) Jet Sun (11) Dongbu Choegang
Next Best	4, 6
Fast Start	1, 4, 8, 9

Busan Race 4: Class 5 (1300M) Handicap / KRW 45 Million

Fillies and mares only here. (3) SEUNGNI GITBAL remains a maiden and comes up in class here following back-to-back runner-up finishes over 1400M, racing on pace both times. She comes down in the weights, she draws nicely, and she has as good a chance as any. (9) ALICE MARINE is similarly a maiden, in her case following twelve attempts and her recent form reads well. She stepped up to this class for the first time on June 9^th and ran a close 4^th in a time faster than any of the others here have achieved or the distance and she won’t need to find much from that to win here. (10) TRICKSTER was a somewhat unexpected maiden winner over 1200M on June 14^th but while she comes up in class, there is little to fear here, and she can measure up. (8) HYPER FORCE and (1) SEOGWI STAR among others to consider for the places.

Selections	(3) Seungni Gitbal (9) Alice Marine (10) Trickster (8) Hyper Force
Next Best	1, 4
Fast Start	1, 3, 4, 10

Busan Race 5: Class 5 (1600M) Handicap / KRW 45 Million

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