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2022.08.26
■ Vatreni
[Intermediate adjustment]In May, he won a close battle at Shima S of Chukyo Shiba Mile and graduated from the semi-open. His previous race, Seikan S, was his first promotion to the open and his first sprint match, but he won with a straight attack of pushing forward from a good dash to second place on the way. While showing once once more the high suitability for western grass, it also appealed greatly for its high suitability for sprinting. After that, since there was no noticeable recoil, it was decided to advance to Keeneland C following short-term grazing. On July 28th, I went directly to Sapporo from the grazing area, and on August 3rd, which was the first clock, I was regarding 14-14 on the dirt track. The effect of refreshing is an atmosphere. On the 17th, the one-week-old race was sparring with Josho Hope from another stable on the turf course with Takeshi Yokoyama on the back. When the horse is lifted up from the outside and set following the body is lined up, it slips out to show the dignity of an old horse and achieves the first arrival of one horse length. By the way, Josho Hope ran well in that week’s 2-year-old Open Clover Award, finishing 3rd with a difference of 0.1 seconds.
[Final catch-up]The load has been applied a week before, and the final catch-up will be adjusted to the extent that commander Hasegawa will add the final seasoning. Nonetheless, from the beginning, he proceeded with a light pace, and even so, he did not stop until the end and showed a spirit that might not be thought of as a solo run. I like how he was able to use his body flexibly.
[Opinion]In Sapporo, they won 3 consecutive wins in the summer of last year. I’m used to the environment, and this time the adjustment is going smoothly. As it was the first race in the previous race, the promotion race, and the first sprint race, it was no wonder that he was confused by the flow, but it can be said that the degree of fulfillment at present is quite good as he escaped from the straight attack and won. The movement in the middle is perfect. Of course, the fact that Namrakurea, who won the Hakodate Sprint Stakes, was sent to the Kitakyushu Memorial was probably due to Ogura’s achievements, but the presence of this Vatreni may also have been significant. Shigeru Hasegawa didn’t get on the final chase of Siger Pink Ruby, who put out two runners, but he got on the final chase of Vatreni, which is a place where you can feel the height of the game. Great mood.
Comprehensive evaluation “S”
Takeki Nishimura (freelance writer)
A freelance writer who specializes in overtaking evaluations of racehorses and continues to write mainly for online media. Currently, he writes and is in charge of weekly reports on all the horses that run in graded prizes at UMAJIN.net “Horse Racing Salon”. He is also involved in the professional wrestling industry and has contributed articles to weekly professional wrestling publications and books.
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