IPPODROMO DEL MEDITERRANEO, SIRACUSA: PARTENTI DICHIARATI PER LE CORSE DEL 23 – 02 – 19; INIZIO RIUNIONE ORE : 15.40
TQQ e una II Tris Nazionale sotto probabile pioggia.
Un’ aperta Tris-Quarte-Quinte è abbinata al Premio Nardone, sesta corsa del convegno di galoppo in programma, sabato 23 febbraio, all’Ippodromo del Mediterraneo di Siracusa. Si correrà, come da previsione meteo, sotto abbondante pioggia che potrebbe rendere morbido il tracciato di corsa. Incognita questa da non sottovalutare. Il vecchio Ottaviano Augusto potrebbe sfruttare peso e tracciato, ma dovrà vedersela con i tanti soggetti che esplodono in un’invidiabile forma: Scary Chop, Vettori Lachy, Vale of Kaos, Lovely Heart e i più pesanti Charlie The Lad e Madammento. I cavalli di 4 anni oltre saranno impegnati sui 2100 metri della pista piccola.
Una II Tris Nazionale è abbinata, invece, alla terza corsa: Premio Kampis. Un handicap apertissimo e piuttosto qualitativo dove, dall’alto della perizia, fanno più paura, Irish Mountain, Laguna Drive, My Man, fino al più leggero Ratmusquet. Attenzione all’ultimo numero su pista fatto registrato da Siciliano Bello che anche su un terreno morbido; Ha superato le aspettative e dimostrato quella strepitosa forma che lo ripropone quale protagonista anche sabato. Qui, sarebbero ancora tanti i nomi che potremmo citare perché capaci di rubar una piazza.
Siracusa, 22 Febbraio 2019
=01 I-15.40-PR. RAY MAN E.6.600 DISCENDENTE M.1100
PISTA PICCOLA–(TRIO)-
01 SUPER EMMA 62.5 A.CANNELLA 6 (P)
02 ILE DE CAP 61.5 G.MANUELE 1 (P)
03 BRIGANT DREAM 54.5 G.GENTILESCA 8
04 LILY MUCHACHA 55 C.ZAPPULLA 2 (P)
05 FLYING HEERAAT 53.5 M. SANNA J. 7 (P)
06 EBERARDO 53 S.GUERRIERI 3
07 TRIFENA 50.5 GAB.CANNARELLA(A) 4 (P)
08 ALLEDAP 52.5 A.EL RHERRAS 5 (P)
=02 II-16.15-PR. REA SILVIA E.4.400 A VENDERE M.2100
PISTA PICCOLA–(TRIO)-
01 MI RITMO 52.5 G.ERCEGOVIC 5
02 MM BLUE ONYX 54 F.BOSSA 4 (P)
03 POET’S STAR 54.5 GAB.CANNARELLA(A) 3 (P)
04 RED IRISH JO 58.5 S.BASILE 8 (P)
05 ROYAL ALHEBAYEB 54 G.GENTILESCA 6 (P)
06 SAGA ROMANE 55 C.ZAPPULLA 7
07 SIGNOR ARANCIO 56 A.CANNELLA 9
08 SOPRAN NOEMI 54 S.GUERRIERI 1 (P)
09 SWISS BROTHER 54.5 M. SANNA J. 2 (P)
=03 III-16.50-PR. KAMPIS E.11.000 DISCENDENTE M.1600
PISTA GRANDE–(TRISNAZIONALE)-
01 ESPOIR BERE 64.5 A.EL RHERRAS 3
02 IRISH MOUNTAIN 63.5 P. BORRELLI 10(P)
03 SUN DEVIL 63 G.GENTILESCA 6
04 LAGUNA DRIVE 62.5 F.BOSSA 14
05 PRETZEL LOGIC 62.5 A.CANNELLA 4 (P)
06 MY MAN 61.5 D.SCALORA 8
07 LADYCAMMYOFCLARE 59.5 S.BASILE 7
08 ROCK OF SPRINT 59.5 GAB.CANNARELLA(A) 5
09 SHARMING GIRL 59 M. SANNA J. 9
10 SICILIANO BELLO 58 S.GUERRIERI 12
11 HELIS 57.5 C.ZAPPULLA 11
12 THE DREAMER 57 G.MANUELE 13(P)
13 RATMUSQUET 55 G.ERCEGOVIC 1
14 BELLA VICHINGA 50 A.COSTA 2 (P)
=04 IV-17.20-PR. SEIGIADA E.6.600 DISCENDENTE M.1300
PISTA SABBIA–(TRISNAZIONALE)-
01 ROCK ROYALTY 65 GAB.CANNARELLA(A) 3
02 PEPPE’S ISLAND 64.5 P. BORRELLI 1
03 MY SAXY WEEK 63.5 A.CANNELLA 7
04 KISS ME QUIET 61.5 C.ZAPPULLA 4 (P)
05 SMALL BUT FAST 61.5 D.SCALORA 8 (P)
06 LORD GUEST 59.5 S.GUERRIERI 9 (P)
07 CAPITAN SBUDELLA 57 G.GENTILESCA 2
08 ABRAZZO DALES 53 G.ERCEGOVIC 10
09 SEA CHANTER 52.5 F.BOSSA 5
10 ROAN STREET 52.5 A.EL RHERRAS 6 (P)
=05 V-17.50-PR. TROTTER E.4.400 A VENDERE M.1700
PISTA GRANDE–(TRISNAZIONALE)-
01 ALCA AMORIS 54 G.ERCEGOVIC 6 (P)
02 ANTHERICUM 55.5 C.ZAPPULLA 5
03 CHERRY’S PARK 54 S.GUERRIERI 2
04 COMMODO 52.5 A.FUSCO 3 (P)
05 DREAM PAINTER 55 S.BASILE 7 (P)
06 FURIO CAMILLO 55 G.GENTILESCA 10(P)
07 ORMIXA 53 F.BOSSA 4
08 PERLA DELL’ETNA 55 M. SANNA J. 8 (P)
09 SEAN O’CASEY 56 D.SCALORA 9
10 SMILING SHA 51 G.MANUELE 11
11 YASOOD 58.5 A.CANNELLA 12(P)
12 ZIGANT 57.5 GAB.CANNARELLA(A) 1 (P)
=06 VI-18.20-PR. NARDONE E.4.400 DISCENDENTE DI M.2100
PISTA PICCOLA–(TRISNAZIONALE)-
01 CHARLIE THE LAD 63.5 A.CANNELLA 10(P)
02 MADAMMENTO 63.5 S.BASILE 15
03 EURO PENKO 63 P. BORRELLI 4 (P)
04 SCARY CHOP 62 C.ZAPPULLA 6 (P)
05 BIG EARS 59.5 M. SANNA J. 12(P)
06 CASALECCHIO 59.5 A.EL RHERRAS 7 (P)
07 VETTORY LACHY 59 G.GENTILESCA 2 (P)
08 TRUCK OF STARS 58 S.GUERRIERI 1 (P)
09 VALE OF KAOS 55 GAB.CANNARELLA(A) 5
10 OTTAVIANO AUGUSTO 54.5 F.BOSSA 8 (P)
11 LA VENEZOLANA 55 S.GIARRATANA 14
12 XILANO 52.5 G.ERCEGOVIC 9 (P)
13 SAN FAIRY 53 D.SCALORA 11(P)
14 RED ECLIPSE 50.5 A.FUSCO 13
15 LOVELY HEART 51 G.MANUELE 3 (P)
KOREA : Seoul Saturday: Alan Munro To Make Seoul Debut – Race-By-Race Preview (February 23)by gyongmaman |
Globe-trotting jockey Alan Munro will finally make his Korea bow on Saturday. The English Classic winning rider begins an initial four-month license at Seoul Racecourse with five rides across the weekend.
Alan Munro rode his first winner in 1985, aged 18 at Yarmouth, serving his apprenticeship under Barry Hills and Mel Brittain becoming a fully-fledged rider in 1990. A year later, shortly after becoming retained jockey for Prince Fahd Salman he won the Epsom Derby on Generous, trained by Paul Cole. The pair would go on to win the Irish Derby and then the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Munro continued to meet with success throughout the early and mid-1990’s, winning Group races on two continents with Zoman in 1992 before relocating to Hong Kong. There he would win both the Hong Kong Gold Cup and Queen Elizabeth II Cup on Industrialist in 2000.
After taking four years away from the sport, Munro returned to action in the UK in 2005 where he won the Northumberland Plate, Ebor and Cesarewitch on the popular Sergeant Cecil. Since leaving the UK permanently in 2010, Munro has plied his trade around Asia with stints on the NAR circuit in Japan, in Mauritius and most recently in Singapore.
Munro kicks off his Seoul stint on previously unraced three-year-old filly Daegun OK in race 1 on Saturday and also has rides for trainer Kim Hak Soo and Song Moon Gil later in the day. Here’s the race-by-race:
Race 1: Class 6 (1000M) Allowance / KRW 40 Million
Three-year-old maiden fillies to begin with. Only two have raced before and for one of those, it was eight months ago. The other one, (4) BEST SINHWA didn’t do too much wrong on debut and can match the 4th place she achieved that day. (7) GEUM STAR performed very nicely in her trial, getting out of the gate well and leading for much of it. She should go well first-up. (3) TAP LINE was just a couple of lengths behind in the same heat and can also be competitive. That was Tap Line’s second trial having previously run 2nd to (6) COMPLETE SHOCK, who is another who looks to potentially have some talent. (1) WINNER SAY and (2) CHOWON MARU are others who may be backed first-up here.
| Selections | (7) Geum Star (3) Tap Line (2) Chowon Maru (1) Winner Say |
| Next Best | 6, 4 |
| Fast Start | 2, 7, 10 |
Race 2: Class 6 (1300M) Allowance / KRW 24 Million
(9) BINNANEUN RUBY is the likely favourite here. She’s a fifteen-race maiden but recent form reads well, and she beat a couple of these on her way to a close 3rd place at the distance a month ago. She can settle behind a pace that will probably be set by (1) BULUI QUEEN, who steps up in trip following a couple of encouraging performances at 1000M. (3) SPECIAL BIRD is another who will aim for a fast start. She ran 4th at this distance last time and should be looking to better it here. (8) BAEKDU GEOPO and (12) A ONE HAMMER are others in the hunt.
| Selections | (9) Binnaneun Ruby (1) Bului Queen (3) Special Bird (8) Baekdu Geopo |
| Next Best | 12, 7 |
| Fast Start | 1, 3, 6, 12 |
Race 3: Class 6 (1300M) Allowance / KRW 40 Million
A competitive maiden for three-year-olds. Both (2) SIMJANGUI GODONG and (6) JEONGSANG STAR come in having finished 3rd on their respective debuts. Both are firmly in the hunt here with Simjangui Godong marginally favoured. (1) HEUK JEONSA was an improved 2nd behind Jeongsang Star last time and can continue his progress today. (3) EX BLADE similarly ran pleasingly enough for 5th on his debut last month and may appreciate the extra distance here. There are four first-timers and among them, (10) SPADE MASHIE looks the pick. He showed promise on a trail at the beginning of this month looks nicely placed here.
| Selections | (2) Simjangui Godong (6) Jeongsang Star (10) Spade Mashie (1) Heuk Jeonsa |
| Next Best | 3, 9 |
| Fast Start | 1, 9 |
Race 4: Class 6 (1700M) Allowance / KRW 24 Million
Maidens with seven of the twelve trying two-turns for the first time. (4) MYEONGMA JILU has a best of 3rd from three starts so far. That was at 1000M, but she ran well enough over 1300M last time to suggest she can be a factor here. (3) SINUI CHUKBOK has also only appeared three times, all of them at 1000M. She too has shown a little bit of promise and may suit the big step up in trip. (11) EVERYTHING WIN beat a couple of these on her way to 4th place at 1300M on January 26th and could be ready to give two-turns another shot here. Similarly (7) CHA MARU, who has a 4th place to his name at this distance – albeit almost a year ago – enters with recent form reading positively and can go close. (10) LUCKY FACTORY looks best of a very mediocre rest.
| Selections | (4) Myeongma Jilju (11) Everything Win (7) Cha Maru (3) Sinui Chukbok |
| Next Best | 10, 2 |
| Fast Start | 3, 6, 7 |
Race 5: Class 5 (1700M) Allowance / KRW 40 Million
Two standouts here and they’ll be coming out of the widest gates. (11) BULHUUI MYEONGGOG got his maiden win at the 21st time of asking on January 12th at this distance. The time before he was just beaten a nose. He does carry an additional 4kg today, but he can repeat. (12) MASYA remains a maiden following ten attempts but has come close in her latest two, just going down by half a length over 1300M last time. She tries two-turns for the first time here and it may well suit. (6) BAEKDUI TAEYANG and (9) FIRST QUEEN, the latter 5th behind Bulhuui Myeonggog last month, should both be… Read more of this post
