Day: May 22, 2026

Seoul Saturday: Race-By-Race Preview (May 23)

Saturday’s racing is at Seoul where there are 10 races from 10:35 to 17:55. Feature race is number 7 on the card where the unbeaten ROSHE will step up to class 2 level and take on the likes of Raon Silence, New Dolkong and My Empire over 1600M. Here are the previews:

Roshe (Pic: KRA)

Seoul Race 1: Class 6 (1200M) Special Weight A / KRW 30 Million

(11) WHIZ POINT has been a beaten favourite in each of his two runs to date, but he has been placed on each occasion and that form is the best on offer in this race by a long way so he really should be breaking through. (5) NEUNGRYEOK DORYEONG is a Shim Seung-tae prepared Nitrous gelding on debut that has trialled once for a three-length third when prominent throughout on April 16. (6) LEGEND MATCH has been just behind the placegetters in all four of his runs and made-up ground from last most recently on April 19 and in doing so ran past the reopposing (2) ONNURI BIT who incidentally rates next over (3) NASCA BULCHUNGGAEK and (4) PRIME STAR.

Selections(11) Whiz Point (5) Neungryeok Doryeong (6) Legend Match (2) Onnuri Bit
Next Best3, 4
Fast Start2, 4, 5, 11

Seoul Race 2: Class 6 (1700M) Special Weight A / KRW 30 Million

(9) BLACK MAMA went within a nose of breaking her maiden last start after finishing just behind the placegetters in her previous couple of runs. She is one of five horses in the race that will be in unknown territory inside the last couple of furlongs but if she stays, she can win. (11) SEMYEONG PEAK has been consistent in seven runs and has not been too far behind a couple of good winners so she must be a chance, but she is also up big in trip. (6) BLACK SUN came from last to run fourth over this distance last start so she will stay and will go close too. (4) SPICE BAND should be around the mark once more with (10) SMART MINK and (2) NURI EUTTEUM next best.

Selections(9) Black Mama (11) Semyeong Peak (6) Black Sun (4) Spice Band
Next Best10, 2
Fast Start2, 3, 5, 7, 9

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

(4) CHEONGONGUI SEOM has been placed in two runs this time in over the course, distance, and grade with the winners of those two races going on to subsequently win again and finish a narrow second respectively. He will go close once more and can take first prize this time. (8) TIGER BULPAE has been consistent without winning but she could very well break her duck this time even though she has three-and-a-quarter lengths to find with Cheongongui Seom from March 14. (11) RAON THE CLARA won an incident packed maiden by a wide margin in February before finishing a narrow third on her first run at this level as an odds-on chance. She could go a couple of places better whilst (2) SEVEN KAISER is another who has not been far away and rounds off the key four chances with (1) MY WAY BOSS and (10) JEONGSEONG FACTOR rating next.

Selections(4) Cheongongui Seom (8) Tiger Bulpae (11) Raon The Clara (2) Seven Kaiser
Next Best1, 10
Fast Start1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 11

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

(6) JEONGSANG HERA has chased home Di Ne and subsequent Derby winner Hwang Geum Eo Jang at her last two starts and she ran the latter to a neck when they met on December 6 so that is naturally outstanding form. She was best of the rest behind another top liner in Roshe at the trials on April 30 and should get every chance to win first-up. (10) NAOL AURORA looked good when leading throughout to win her maiden by six-lengths last start and must come in with a decent chance. (11) GOLDEN DIVA is a last start course, distance, and grade winner and whilst going up five pounds and three kilograms for that neck victory she is a hope of repeating. (8) CALL ME SKY has been a beaten odds-on chance at her last two but if you fancy her to win this time you will get better odds. (7) STEEPLE and (3) MIGHTY SHINE rate next, the former had the latter back in third way back on August 23 in a race Jeongsang Hera was second in and the subsequent Oaks winner Catch Race was fourth in.

Selections(6) Jeongsang Hera (10) Naol Aurora (11) Golden Diva (8) Call Me Sky
Next Best7, 3
Fast Start2, 3, 6, 10, 11

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

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