It’s international weekend in Korea with the Korea Cup and Korea Sprint set for Seoul on Sunday. Before that, the action gets underway at Busan on Friday with with an afternoon and evening card of 8 races from 15:00 to 21:00. Here are the previews:

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

Juvenile maiden fillies with seven of the eleven racing for the very first time. The experience is good though and we will side with (4) WIND ABLE who overcame gate ten to lead on debut over this distance on August 2^nd, ultimately finishing in 2^nd place in a quick time. She comes into a better gate today and second up she can go one better. (3) DOCTOR HAPPY was sent off as the favourite for that August 2^nd race but while she showed on pace, she ultimately came home in 3^rd. She should have come on for the run and is the main danger. (9) BORYEONGLIGHTQUEEN made her debut over 1200M on August 23^rd and while slightly slow away, she ran on pleasingly enough for 5^th. With some natural improvement, she can get closer. As for the first timers. (2) SEOGWI PRINCESS was the fastest in trials and along with (11) CANCAN STEP looks the most likely to make an immediate impact.

Selections	(4) Wind Able (3) Doctor Happy (9) Boryeonglightqueen (2) Seogwi Princess
Next Best	11, 5
Fast Start	1, 3, 4, 11

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

(7) HANEUL MANJEOM looks the best of these but is first-up after eight months out. After an indifferent debut, he ran 2^nd and 3^rd in two subsequent starts last November and December. He has been back in work for a while and looked well in a mid-August trial. If fitness is a concern for the returnee, then (2) TAMNA SUPER may be the one.  He’s been 6^th in both starts so far but ran a fast time in the latest of them on July 19^th and the margins weren’t big. He draws much better and third-up can be peaking. (11) WORLD PINK CAT enters off a to-date best 2^nd place in filly only maiden over this trip on June 14^th. She overcame a similarly wide gate that day and can be a threat here. (3) PINE BLUE and (8) ROMANCE BLUE are others who can go close.

Selections	(7) Haneul Manjeom (2) Tamna Super (11) World Pink Cat (3) Pine Blue
Next Best	8, 1
Fast Start	2, 7, 8, 10

Busan Race 3: Class 5 (1200M) Handicap / KRW 45 Million

(8) HANEUL EUTTEUM will be the warm favourite. He has six top four finishes among his eight starts so far, including his latest when 4^th in a quick race over 1300M on August 10^th. He likes to settle back and run on, his win came at this distance, and while he carries his fair share of weight again, he is the one to beat. (3) HAERANG JINJU is yet to win in nine attempts but has plenty of near misses including last time out when 2^nd over this distance having raced handy throughout. That brings her up in class here, but she comes down significantly in the weights, she draws well, and she can measure up. (7) PURPLE MANGO returned from nine months out to run a fair 5^th over 1300M on August 16^th. He should strip fitter for that run and can go closer here. (2) SINHAE MANGCHI and (11) BRAVE CAPTAIN among others in the placing frame.

Selections	(8) Haneul Eutteum (3) Haerang Jinju (7) Purple Mango (2) Sinhae Mangchi
Next Best	11, 5
Fast Start	2, 4, 7, 9

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

Fillies (and one mare) only here. (1) GREEN SHARPEY ran 3^rd on debut in July over 1000M before scoring at start number two over the same distance, overcoming gate ten to sit midfield and run on strongly. She is up in class and in distance here but carries a light weight, draws well and Franco stays on. (7) SEVEN QUEEN enters with recent form reading consistently. She has won just once but has ten top five finishes to her name and she looks nicely in here to go close again. (11) GUKDAE MIRACLE is up in class following a maiden win at start number four on August 3^rd in a filly only maiden, striking the front a furlong out and winning doing proverbial handsprings. She has nothing to fear in this class. (5) BARADEON BADA and (3) YONGBI KHAN others to consider.

Selections	(1) Green Sharpey (7) Seven Queen (11) Gukdae Miracle (5) Baradeon Bada
Next Best	3, 7
Fast Start	1, 4, 5 ,10

Busan Race 5: Class 5 (1800M) Handicap / KRW 45 Million

(9) SUCCESS BATTLE mixes his form but proved competitive at this level with a 2^nd place two starts back over 1400M when racing on pace. He comes up to the two turns for the first time and it may suit. (2) EONJENA YEONGUNG ran out a class and distance winner on August 3^rd to score at the forty-second time of asking having raced handy throughout. She is up 3.5 kg in the weights, but in a race where not much enters in form, lightning could strike twice. (8) TOP FRIEND remains a maiden after twenty-five starts but has no fewer than seventeen top five finishes. He has placed twice at this distance and should be there or thereabouts again. (4) POMPEII and (5) MASTERY MAN others who figure.

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