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2022.08.19
■ Panthalassa
[Intermediate adjustment]In the Dubai Turf, which was his first overseas expedition, he managed to escape without hesitation even in an unfamiliar environment and won the V with the previous year’s champion Road North. In the previous race, Takarazuka Kinen, which he faced as a GI winner, he started a little late, and because the title holder of the same type showed his readiness to go, he had to use his legs to control it. The distance of 2200m was slightly long, and in the end he lost his energy and sank to 8th place. After that, he regained his energy by grazing, and since there was no problem with his legs, etc., he set Sapporo Kinen as his next race. In early August he entered Hakodate Racecourse and on the 5th showed a decent move at the Wood Course Tanso. One week ahead, even though the same stable Unicorn Lion didn’t move that far on the Hakodate grass course, it was strong and first come first served.
[Final catch-up]A fast clock was put out by a joint horse a week ago, and a fierce clock was put out. At the Hakodate turf course, he focused on the rhythm in the early stages, and in the last when the reins were loosened, he showed great spirit and stretched out if it was a single run.
[Opinion]The final chasing movement is very light, and there is no problem with the fit to the western turf. However, the number of attacks following entering the stable is simply small, and the load is unsatisfactory. At first glance, the first-come-first-served race one week ahead was exciting, but the opponent didn’t move too much, and Panthalassa’s reaction was slow. Although he has not made a clear statement yet, his next race is scheduled to be the Irish Champion S (September 10th), where he is registered, so it may be that he is giving himself a margin for that. He’s ready to run, but it’s not going to be a kinkin finish.
Comprehensive evaluation “B”
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 the graded prize 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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