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2022.09.16
2022.09.17
■ Gaia Force
[Intermediate training]After resting for half a year due to a broken bone, he returned to the track with no wins, 2nd place in the 1-win class special, Azusa Award, and record V with 7 horse lengths difference in the 1-win class special and Kunisaki special in the previous race. I’ve been riding As a candidate for the next race, the 2-win class Yanagawa special on August 13th is also in sight, and if it actually appeared, it would have been “free”, but it is considered that it will pass as a graded prize due to the amount of wins in the previous race. , And it seems that he also had the intention of carefully removing the recoil from Record V, heading for the 10th week of the Centlight Memorial. He returned to Ritto in late August from short-term grazing and digested Sakaji 14-14 on the 28th. After that, the clock was steadily shortened by chasing the slope, and on September 7, which was chasing a week earlier, jockey Kohei Matsuyama straddled the slope. He easily got into the 1-win class, which was his goal, and at the end he parried the opponent’s resistance and got out sharply at the end. The last 1F is a masterpiece of 11 seconds 8 (strong).
[Final chase]The final chase is a single run on the slope. Considering transportation to the Kanto region, the content of the race was devoted to deepening communication with Kurakami during the week of the race. In the early stages, Kuragami managed to get along just as he had intended, and in the final stage, he continued to show off his magnificent footwork while maintaining a completely comfortable response. He’s clocked more than he moves, which is a testament to how big and flexible his body is.
[Opinion]As a horse that has experienced a broken bone, I chose a heavy prize challenge after 10 weeks rather than using it on my own terms. As far as I can see the dynamic running after returning to the stable, this choice seems to have been the correct answer. Anyway, the movement one week ago was spectacular, updating Sakaji’s personal best and the best of the final 1F. The opponent of the horse that was cut off there had won a clear victory in the race that week, and it wasn’t like he was the first to get rid of the easy opponent. There is no recoil of the previous run record V, and it is a perfect finish.
Comprehensive evaluation “S”
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