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

Busan Race 1: Class 6 (1200M) Special Weight A / KRW 45 Million

Juvenile maidens with nine of the twelve racing for the first time. It took (6) D’LOVELY KING two goes to qualify but he did it in fine order at the second time of asking on September 7^th, blitzing his trial in a quick time and winning it by as many as he pleased. He draws well to lead here and if he brings that form to the races, he will take some stopping. Of the three with experience, (3) BLUE THUNDER is the best. After winning a trial, he debuted on September 8^th and sat handy before running on for 5^th over this distance. He should have come on for that run and can go closer here. (10) MEGA MACHINE also put in a fair effort on debut and with some natural improvement can go close here. (8) BEOLMA KING and (12) ALL ROUND ONE are other newcomers who hinted at ability in trials.

Selections	(6) D’Lovely King (3) Blue Thunder (10) Mega Machine (8) Beolma King
Next Best	12, 9
Fast Start	3, 6, 7, 11

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

Maiden fillies here. After a good trial, (2) SHASHA was a very solid 3^rd on debut over this distance on August 30^th, racing on pace throughout. She draws very nicely here to be on the speed again, and she won’t need to find much improvement to win this. (3) NAMHAE YEOGEOL needs a line drawn through her latest when she used up plenty of energy from a wide draw to get to the front before fading. Instead, we can go on her 2^nd place two starts back when stopping the clock in a quick time and she shapes as the main danger here. (11) BORYEONGLIGHTQUEEN has a 5^th and a 4^th from two starts so far, most recently beating a couple of these over 1000M, and she can be close again here. (1) MIGHTY RUBY and (4) ROMANCE BLUE others to look out for.

Selections	(2) Shasha (3) Namhae Yeogeol (11) Boryeonglightqueen (1) Mighty Ruby
Next Best	4, 7
Fast Start	2, 3, 8, 10

Busan Race 3: Class 6 (1400M) Special Weight A / KRW 30 Million

Competitive race. (2) HANEUL SINHWA has mixed his form across ten starts so far, but he has five top five finishes. That includes his latest on August 30^th when he beat a couple of today’s rivals when 2^nd with a front running effort over this distance and from a good draw, if he brings that form, he can go one better today. (4) DIXIE WINNER was ordinary on debut but was much improved at start number two on September 1^st when settling right back and running on late for 2^nd place over 1300M. The slight step up in trip should suit and she may well start as the favourite here. (11) CAPTAIN KOREA was 4^th behind Haneul Sinhwa in that August 30^th race and while she has the challenge of the widest gate here, she can be close. (7) SIMON STAR and (8) GOLDMASK are others who can be in the frame.

Selections	(2) Haneul Sinhwa (4) Dixie Winner (11) Captain Korea (7) Simon Star
Next Best	8, 3
Fast Start	2, 6, 10, 11

Busan Race 4: Class 5 (1200M) Handicap / KRW 45 Million

(3) HIT DAY comes up in class having won at start number two over this distance on August 30^th when she led from gate to wire. She comes down in the weights, she draws well, and she can measure up in this company. (4) HWARANG ACE is a five-year-old veteran, and he enters with recent form reading very well, most recently recording a close 3^rd place over a mile on August 10^th. Both of his wins have come at this distance, and he should be a major player here. (1) DONGBU CHOEGANG is yet to win in ten starts and he is up in class following back-to-back runner-up finishes over 1200M and 1300M. He carries a very light weight though and could make for some interest at a probable each-way price. (5) BLACK JILJU and (9) SAENAE HIT among plenty of others to consider.

Selections	(3) Hit Day (4) Hwarang Ace (1) Dongbu Choegang (5) Black Jilju
Next Best	9, 6
Fast Start	3, 5, 6, 9

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

We’ll take a chance on (9) GREAT BOY here. A previous try at this distance didn’t go well, but his win came over a mile and he comes in here off a smart 4^th place over 1400M. Tanaka climbs on and with no real early speed in this race, he could well get to the lead and take some catching. A few of these raced each other at class and distance on August 30^th and (1) CHRYSOL SIERRA came from well off the pace to run a solid 4^th. Expect him to be a bit closer a bit earlier today and he can be a danger. That will mean overturning the form on (4) FUERTE, who ran 3^rd in that August 30^th race and has appeared again since, finishing 4^th over a mile on September 13^th. He is another who does his best work late and can be finishing strongly. (6) EONJENA YEONGUNG and (10) STAR DRAGON among others in the placing frame.

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