The last weekend of racing of 2024 gets underway at Busan on Friday with 8 races from 11:50 to 18:00. Here are the previews:
Busan Race 1: Class 6 (1300M) Special Weight A / KRW 45 Million
A last chance for these juvenile maidens to get a win on the board in their first year and six of the ten are racing for the very first time. We’ll go with a first timer and (2) MISSOURI CHAMP, who went through a couple of trials, improving significantly to win the second of them, settling midfield and running on in a fair time. If she brings that form to the races, she has every chance in this field at a likely good price. Punters will probably side with experience though. (6) BARBELL MOMO was a solid 4th on debut, coming from off the pace on December 1st and can have come in for that. (1) BREEDO COMET has raced twice with a 3rd and a 5th to his name. He comes into a good gate and can have a fitness edge on plenty of these. (8) GWANGPUNG STAR and (4) GLOBAL HEROINE others who hinted at ability on their respective debuts.
| Selections | (2) Missouri Champ (6) Barbell Momo (1) Breedo Comet (8) Gwangpung Star |
| Next Best | 4, 7 |
| Fast Start | 3, 4, 7, 10 |
Busan Race 2: Class 4 (1300M) Special Weight A / KRW 75 Million
Imported juvenile maidens here with three of the nine racing for the first time. (8) OASIS POWER is the only one to have raced twice before and he has registered a 3rd and a 2nd in two promising efforts, most recently over 1200M on November 29th when slow away before finishing very quickly and beating three of today’s rivals. He is the one to beat here. (1) MEETING ST was actually sent off at a shorter price than Oasis Power in that November 29th race. That was on the strength of his trial win in a quick time and while he only managed 5th place on debut, he should have come on for the run and can be a threat here. (2) AMAZING KHAN was 4th in that same November 29th race and can similarly improve here. (3) SMART SHAMAL and debut maker (6) GEUDAEMANUI BLUE are others to consider.
| Selections | (8) Oasis Power (1) Meeting St (2) Amazing Khan (3) Smart Shamal |
| Next Best | 6, 9 |
| Fast Start | 1, 3, 5, 6 |
Busan Race 3: Class 6 (1300M) Special Weight A / KRW 30 Million
(2) FLASH RUN will be the favoruite here. He’s raced twice, with a 2nd and a 4th to his name at 1000M and 1300M. He has been a bit slow away on both starts so far but from a good gate he can be handy early, and this time should be too good. (11) CANCAN STEP come sin off a much-improved 2nd place at 1400M on November 29th and can be a danger here. (12) RAON FLATTER has the challenge of the widest gate but was 4th in that November 29th race and seems to be on the right trajectory. (9) RIGHT CHAMP has a 2nd on his record and can be there or thereabouts on his day. (3) QUEEN TYCHE another in the frame having improved last time.
| Selections | (2) Flash Run (11) Cancan Step (12) Raon Flatter (9) Right Champ |
| Next Best | 3, 4 |
| Fast Start | 3, 6, 9 12 |
Busan Race 4: Class 6 (1200M) Special Weight A / KRW 30 Million
(6) SIX HERO has loitered about the places across his four starts so far, most recently with a 3rd place at this distance on December 1st. He likes to lead, and he can do precisely that here, and he can go all the way. (11) GREAT MARU has made steady progress across four starts so far, culminating in a 2nd place in an all-filly maiden on November 1st. She has shown good late speed and she can be a danger late here. (12) SING FOR ME is interesting. He is one of three first time starters, but he looked very well in trials when runner-up in one in a fair time. It has become more than a cliché now, but if he brings that form to the races, he will be in this. (1) HANEUL POKPUNG and (7) B.K DREAM are the others in the hunt.
| Selections | (6) Six Hero (11) Great Maru (12) Sing For Me (1) Haneul Pokpung |
| Next Best | 7, 8 |
| Fast Start | 1, 6, 8, 11 |
Busan Race 5: Class 5 (1800M) Handicap / KRW 45 Million
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