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Analysis & Selections by
.i.l. .r.o.o.k.
Whether it be
"the
race of the day" or a small prize round the gaffs, we will attempt to use our knowledge of the formbook to highlight the fancied horses participating each day and their characteristics
and requirements. Hopefully this 'second opinion' provides you with a winner or two each day, or even reinforces your own view on a particular may even convince you to back some of those horses which we feel are the "ones to fear", or have decent eachway claims. whichever is the case, we hope the information is of use to you.
SELECTIONS - For each race, we have given you who, in our view, are the likeliest winners;
(1er CHOICE), as well as
the next best runners (in our view, this can include any horses who could run well at eachway
odds). Any runner from our features are shown before each race's analysis.
MILANO
Domenica 16 Giugno
Sunday, June 16th 2002
¦ 1° MILANO ¦ ¬> 15.00 - Premio Primi Passi {Gr.3} E 90.860 - Mt. 1200 - P. Dritta - TRIO
1 Checkit 56kg
2 Golden Danetime 56kg
3 Golden Devious 56kg
4 Golden Jade 56kg
5 King Storm 56kg
6 Le Vie Dei Colori 56kg
7 Liri 56kg
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¦ .i.l. .r.o.o.k. ¦:¬> A fascinating clash opens the card at Milano today. Mick Channon's Checkit who has won two of his three starts this term at Pontefract and Nottingham, takes on some useful Italian juveniles. Of these, I like the claims of Golden Danetime [winner of his last two starts], Le Vie Dei Colori,
[unbeaten so far in three starts], and Liri, [who won impressively here at the end of May. I'm sure
Checkit will go close, however I've seen a couple of Le Vie Dei Colori's starts and it wouldnt surprise me if he
maintained his unbeaten record.
¦ 1er CHOICE ¦:¬> Le Vie Dei Colori
¦ 2nd Choice ¦:¬>Liri
¦ 3rd Choice ¦:¬> Checkit
¦ 2° MILANO ¦ ¬> 15.30 - Premio Coppa D'oro Di Milano - HandicapLIM E 77.000 - Mt. 3000 - P. Grande - TRIO
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¦ .i.l. .r.o.o.k. ¦:¬> The second on the card is a staying handicap. Kanaris, who had the misfortune to come up against Narrative here in the Premio Carlo
d' Alessio {Gr. 2} last time out, must concede weight to some useful rivals including Monsieur Dollar, [who has won his
last two starts], Pay My Dream [a winner of two of his last three starts, who
last time out finished second to Fascino - who finished 1¼lengths behind Kanaris in the Premio Carlo
d' Alessio], Fluxius, [second on his last four starts]; Salass, [a winner here
over 2400 Mt. on his latest start], Czar, [who ran well here behind Albano three weeks ago], Sopran Montanelli, [the mount of Frankie Dettori, who
finished behind Monsieur Dollar , two runs ago] and Hopes Are High, [the winner of his last two races, most
recently here over 2800 Mt. at the end of April]. There is very little public form at this distance, and Monsieur Dollar's who seems to have improved sh he is stepped up in trip is just
preferred.
¦ 1er CHOICE ¦:¬> Monsieur Dollar
¦ 2nd Choice ¦:¬> Kanaris
¦ 3rd Choice ¦:¬> Sopran Montanelli,
¦ 3° MILANO ¦ ¬> 16.00 - Premio Bersaglio - HandicapLIM E 77.000 - Mt. 1200 - P. Dritta - TRIO
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¦ .i.l. .r.o.o.k. ¦:¬> A six furlong handicap is the third race on the card. Cameron [8th behind Oh Bej Oh Bej in the Premio Certosa (Listed),] Indian Mary, [3rd behind Oh Bej Oh Bej in the Premio Tudini Piero E Ugo {Gr. 3} at Roma, with Dream Chief, Blu Carillon, Capitan Blood, Sopran Foldan and Development well behind], Chettengavere [a
winner over course and distance at the beginning of June], and Golden Rudimentary [a winner over this trip at the end of May]. There wont be much to choose between several of
these, however Blu Carillon does appear to be much better with Indian Mary than
when they met in the Premio Tudini Piero E Ugo. As Indian Mary's form appears to be the most solid, Blu Carillon is worth chancing.
¦ 1er CHOICE ¦:¬> Blu Carillon, (a great eachway bet if you can get the right price)
¦ 2nd Choice ¦:¬> Indian Mary,
¦ 3rd Choice ¦:¬> Cameron
¦ 4° MILANO ¦ ¬> 16.30 - D'Estate - L.R. E 77.000 - Mt. 1600 - P. Grande - TRIO
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¦ .i.l. .r.o.o.k. ¦:¬>Race four is a listed race over a mile. Aggius, [a winner over 1600 Mt. at Roma at the end of May], Desenzano, Desert Plus, and Nordhal,
[closely matched on recent meetings at Roma at the end of May], Polycar [beaten only 1
½ lengths by Dupont in the Premio Parioli {Gr. 2} - The Italian 2000 Guineas], Rapid Tiger, [winner of two of his last three starts], and Schirokka [second to Gioia Infinita on her only start of the season at Roma] are the horses to
concentrate on. Polycar' s form stands out here, and I'll be surprised if he doesn't return to winning ways here.
¦ 1er CHOICE ¦:¬>Polycar [U.S.A.]
¦ 2nd Choice ¦:¬> Nordhal,
¦ 3rd Choice ¦:¬> Aggius,
¦ 5° MILANO ¦ ¬> 17.05 - Gran Premio Di Milano - {Gr.1} E 340.780 - Mt. 2400 - P. Grande - TRIO
1 Einstein trained by B Grizzetti
2 Falbrav trained by L D´Auria
3 Hawkeye trained by M A Jarvis
4 Jeune Dream [U.S.A.] trained by R Menichetti
5 Narrative trained by Saeed Bin Suroor
6 Sabiango [GER] trained by A Wohler in Germany
7 Snetterton trained by V Valiani
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¦ .i.l. .r.o.o.k. ¦:¬>An intriguing clash of the generations comes next -
here's a quick summary on each of the seven runners;
EINSTEIN - the winner of three of his last
four starts, most recently, when winning a conditions race over 2400 Mt. here at the end of April. His only recent defeat was at the hands of Jeune Dream at Roma in March.
FALBRAV - Progressive four-year-old who has won his last three starts, on the last occasion beating Ekraar in the Premio Presidente
Della Repubblica SIS {Gr. 1} (Colts & Fillies) (4yo+) in the middle of May.
HAWKEYE - Much travelled individual, who
hasn't run since finishing fifth to Grandera in the Singapore Airlines International Cup {Gr. 1} -
Hasn't won since winning the Desmond Stakes {Gr. 3} in August 2001.
JEUNE DREAM [U.S.A.]
- A respectable 6th to the useful Rakti in the Derby Italiano {Gr. 1} at the end of May, Jeune Dream has returned to winning way when taking a Listed race here last weekend over 2000 Mt.
NARRATIVE - Very
difficult to evaluate. He beat Grandera decisively when landing the Dubai City Of Gold {Gr. 3} at Nad El Sheba in February, but
disappointed when finishing in the ruck behind Nayef in the Dubai Sheema Classic {Gr. 1} a month later. Made a
triumphant return to Europe, when landing the Premio Carlo d' Alessio {Gr. 2} with
consummate ease.
SABIANGO [GER] - Useful
raider from Germany, who landed the Credit Suisse Private Banking Pokal {Gr. 1} at
Köln last August (beating Boreal), before finishing third to Mordshi and Boreal in the UAE Grosser Preis von Baden {Gr. 1} on his last start in September 2001.
SNETTERTON - Well
beaten by Narrative on his recent start, and needs to improve significantly to
figure here.
¦ summary ¦:¬>Narrative and Sabiango will be very hard to beat here, however I was really impressed with Falbrav's victory in the Premio Presidente
Della Repubblica, and I'd be tempted to take a chance with him.
¦ 1er CHOICE ¦:¬> Falbrav
¦ 2nd Choice ¦:¬> Sabiango [GER]
¦ 3rd Choice ¦:¬>Narrative
¦ 6° MILANO ¦ ¬> 17.45 - Premio Cassano D'adda - Disc. E 22.000 - Mt. 1600 - P. Grande - TRIO
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¦ .i.l. .r.o.o.k. ¦:¬>Setmatt, [in good form at the end of last
year]; Kerouac, [a winner over 1400 Mt. at March]; Mukaking, [placed on his last
four start, most recently here, when finishing second to Mister Witch over 1600 Mt. here two weeks ago]; Uccellone [a winner over course and distance at the
beginning of June]; Trosos, [a winner over 1400 Mt. at Firenze four weeks ago]; Tesana,
[who finished third to Mister Witch and Mukaking here two weeks ago], and Classic Sensation, [who
finished third to Uccellone over his latest start], all have chances in this open handicap. At these weight Mukaking makes most appeal.
¦ 1er CHOICE ¦:¬>Mukaking,
¦ 2nd Choice ¦:¬> Trosos,
¦ 3rd Choice ¦:¬> Uccellone
¦ 7° MILANO ¦ ¬> 18.15 - Premio Mario Incisa-Ex.Legnano - {Gr.3} E 113.520 - Mt. 2400 - P. Grande - TRIO
1 Corsican Sunset 59½kg
2 Donasita 59½kg
3 Gintilgalla* 53½kg
4 Honorifique 59½kg
5 Kardthea 53kg
6 Landinium 53kg
7 Lobatica 53kg
8 Mugnaga 53kg
9 Musical Score 53kg
10 Strategic Tactics 59½kg
11 Witch Calderon 59½kg
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¦ .i.l. .r.o.o.k. ¦:¬>Donasita , [unbeaten in three starts in Germany, most recently when landing the Preis der Caracalla - Therme / Agl. III at Baden-Baden at the May]; Gintilgalla, and Mugnaga [who fought out the finish of the Premio Mario Perretti at Roma at the end of May]; Landinium, [who
landed the Premio Baggio (Listed Race), here at the end of April]; and Witch Calderon , [the winner of his last two starts, most recently the Premio Nogara (handicapLIM) at the
beginning of May] look best of those contesting race seven. Donasita looks to be the one to be on, and
she is preferred to Landinium, and Gintilgalla,
¦ 1er CHOICE ¦:¬>Donasita
¦ 2nd Choice ¦:¬>Landinium,
¦ 3rd Choice ¦:¬>Gintilgalla,
¦ 8° MILANO ¦ ¬> 18.45 - Premio Trenno - H.P. E 55.000 - Mt. 1800 - P. Grande - TRIO
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¦ .i.l. .r.o.o.k. ¦:¬> An open handicap ends the card. Slaney Squire [the winner of three of his last
four starts]; Golden Pirate, [a winner last time out over 1800 Mt. at Firenze four
weeks ago]; Rosso India, [placed on his last four starts]; Maggianito Boy, [who just failed to land a four-timer at Roma at the end of May]; Luna D'irlanda, [a good second on his last two starts, most recently behind Lingam over 2200 Mt. at Torino - with Podista, who reopposes back in sixth]; My Big
Boy, [the winner of two of his last three starts, most recently over 1500 Mt. at Torino at the end of May]; Quando, [who
disappointed on his most recent start here over 2800 Mt. here 11 days ago - he'd won his previous two starts] and Mister Witch , [who beat Mukaking, who pay him a
huge compliment earlier on this card] make most appeal... Maggianito Boy is a hopeful
choice
¦ 1er CHOICE ¦:¬> Maggianito Boy,
¦ 2nd Choice ¦:¬> Luna D'irlanda,
¦ 3rd Choice ¦:¬> Slaney Squire
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