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Busan Friday: Race-By-Race Preview (August 11)by gyongmaman |
Friday is nominations day for the 2017 Korea Cup & Sprint which will be run at Seoul Racecourse on Sunday September 10th. Horses from almost all corners of the globe are likely to be among the accepted entries. In the meantime though, we have racing to attent to, principally in the form of a 14-race Friday card at Busan which will run from 14:30 to 21:00. Busan Mayor’s Cup winner I’m Your Father is in action in the feature race:
Race 1: Class 6 (1000M) Allowance / KRW 22 Million
| 1. TRUMPET MAJOR – Improved 6th last time. Still more to find. |
| 2. GIPPEUM SARANG – 6th behind Haneolui Gisang last start. Can improve here. |
| 3. MAKGANG BOLT – Best of 4th in six outings so far. Not shown much in the way of speed. Might not need to place here. |
| 4. HANEOLUI GISANG – Encouraging 5th on debut albeit in slow race. big chance here. |
| 5. SILLAUI SIDAE – Exceptionally slow in all five outings so far. Steer clear. |
| 6. HWARYEOHAN TAEYANG – Ha a couple of 3rd places among 13 prior efforts. Steps back in trip for first time in a long time and is a contender in this company. |
| 7. YUKWAEHAN JILJU – Not beaten many in three starts so far. |
| 8. CHOEGANG SEONBONG – Last of seven on debut. |
Verdict: Not a strong race but something’s got to win and purely on the grounds of having done the least amount wrong so far, we arrive at (4) HANEOLUI GISANG, 5th on debut last month and ready to push on here. He finished just a head in front of (2) Read more of this post
Busan Sunday: Race-By-Race Preview (August 6)by gyongmaman |
Big day at Busan tomorrow. Not only are there 15 races from 11:45 to 19:00, the first 11 of those will be distributed through Sky Racing World for wagering in the USA for the very first time. English racecards can be found here and notes on all races for simulcast are below:
Race 1: Class 6 (1000M) Allowance / KRW 55 Million
| 1. MAY STAR – half brother has won four of eleven so far. Adequate in trials but others favoured first up. |
| 2. QUEEN’S ROYAL – Came through a good trial with experienced racehorses last month. Placing chances. |
| 3. EURO GONGJU – 6th in both starts today and hasn’t shown much in the way of speed. Won’t be favoured. |
| 4. KING’S POWER – Half brother to a lot of very average horses. Trial was average too. Top jockey booking. |
| 5. YEONGHUI SIDAE – Odds-on favourite on debut but just fell short. This Hansen colt should get it right this time. |
| 6. BEOLMA HAMSEONG – Top trainer/jockey combination, especially with 2-year-olds. Nothing special in trials but looked competent enough. |
| 7. ACE DOLPUNG – Cowboy Cal colt who was 5th of 8 on debut on June 30th. Just weakened a bit late on and should improve on that today. |
| 8. YEONGCHEON STAR – 4th on debut on June 30th, ahead of Ace Dolpung. Has to be in the placing frame here. |
Verdict: Hansen’s first Korean crop looks very promising and (5) YEONGHUI SIDAE should be the latest of them to make the breakthrough and get his maiden win here. He fell short when a prohibitive favourite on debut in June but a month on and Thomas Gillespie should have him just right for this. He’s hard to bet against but if we do take Read more of this post
Busan Saturday: Race-By-Race Preview (August 5)by gyongmaman |
The weekend’s thoroughbred racing gets underway at Busan on Saturday with a short 8-race card from 16:30 to 21:00. Seoul takes a weekend off but is open for simulcasting from Busan and from the pony racing on Jeju Island. English racecards are here. Notes on all Busan races are below:
Race 1: Class 6 (1000m) Allowance / KRW 55 Million
| 1. GOP DDA – The only one of these who has raced before. She was 2nd and although the race wasn’t quick, she has to be the pick to prevail here. |
| 2. SHE JUST WIN – Great name even though he’s a colt. 4th in his trial and a bit faster than most here. Top jockey booking and a chance. |
| 3. EXPRESSIVE – Decent trial, from the track’s top stable and will be backed. |
| 4. HAWK KING – Went ok in trials. Others favoured but can be competitive. |
| 5. JAESAENGMYEONGNI – Dam holds the track record at 1300M. Few clues from the trial. |
| 6. NURI ACHIM – Dam was precocious, if fragile. 2nd in trial and could be interesting. |
| 7. CLOVER QUEEN – Dam a stalwart of the early days of Busan Racecourse winning 6 from 55. First foal made little impression. Good stable/jockey combo and will have backers. |
| 8. DYNAMIC RUN – Slowest time in trials. May take watching brief first up. |
Verdict: We have to go with the only one who has already run here and (1) GOP DDA’s 2nd place on debut showed she’s competent enough.
It wasn’t quick though so depending Read more of this post
